Hi, I have the following directory structure: d:\gpl\FTP\filezilla\v1.x\file.exe d:\gpl\FTP\filezilla\v1.x\file.zip d:\gpl\FTP\filezilla\v1.x\file.tar.gz d:\gpl\FTP\filezilla\v2.x\file.exe d:\gpl\FTP\filezilla\v3.x\file.tar.gz d:\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v0.x\file.exe d:\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v1.x\file.zip d:\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v2.x\file.zip d:\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v3.x\file.exe d:\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v3.x\file.tar.gz etc... I would like to keep the newest version (v3.x) and move older versions (v0.x, v1.x and v2.x) into: d:\backup_v0.x\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v0.x\file.exe d:\backup_v1.x\gpl\FTP\filezilla\v1.x\file.exe d:\backup_v1.x\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v1.x\file.zip d:\backup_v2.x\gpl\FTP\filezilla\v2.x\file.zip d:\backup_v2.x\gpl\Browsers\mozilla\firefox\v2.x\file.zip etc... Is this somehow possible with a batch file? Thanks in advance! Peter

Of course it is...BUT...why not just select the ones you want to move,(you can select multiple things at the same time by using the shift key) cut, then paste into the new location??? Seems a lot simpler...IMO

Great advice fgdn17, but what if there are more than 10000 of these folders? It would take weeks to create a copy of the folder structure, browse each subfolder, select it and then moving it. Not really practical, is it?

Maybe one of these will help. TeraCopy http://www.softpedia.com/get/System... http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php Portable http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTAB... Powercopy http://www.softpedia.com/get/System... http://www.trombettworks.com/powerc...

Those are nice programs, but still it does not do what I want. Keep new versions and move old versions. This still requires user input, which is too labor extensive if you have 10000 folders to check.