---
title: "Copy or Move Files or Folders"
method: POST
path: "/system/file-explorer/copy-or-move-batch"
tags: ["System"]
---

# Copy or Move Files or Folders

`POST /system/file-explorer/copy-or-move-batch`

Copy or move up to 512 regular files, folders, or symbolic links without overwriting existing entries; an existing destination directory receives the source basename

## Request body

- InternalHandlersSystemCopyOrMoveFilesOrFoldersRequest
  - `items` GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalInterfacesServicesSystemFileTransferItem[], required
    - `destination` string, required
    - `source` string, required
  - `move` boolean

## Response `200`

Files or folders copied or moved

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseAny
  - `data` unknown
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid path, operation, file type, or oversized item list
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Administrator access or filesystem permission required
- `404` — Source or destination parent not found
- `409` — Destination exists, batch paths conflict, or restore is in progress
- `413` — Request body too large
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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