Moving folder on Windows Server 2008 without counting files

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I want to move a subfolder from one folder to another on the same partition on Windows Server 2008. When I do this on Server 2003, it only takes a split-second. On Server 2008, it counts the number of files which takes almost five minutes (it's a huge folder with a lot of little files), then does the move. I've only found one workaround: I log into a Server 2003 computer and access the admin share for the 2008 server to do the move.

How can I tell Server 2008 to move the folder without gathering the size of the contents?

EDIT: I'm only looking for solutions that use the GUI. I'm not interested in CLI solutions. I know they exist but that's not the problem I'm trying to solve.

Best Answer

If this is an effect of Explorer, try using move at the command line, or better yet, use robocopy.

The syntax for move:

move /Y [source] [destination]

The syntax for robocopy:

robocopy [source] [destination] /S /COPYALL /MOVE /Z /LOG:c:\robocopyjob.log

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