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Fixes #13258 - Update description of -Force #13260

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12 changes: 8 additions & 4 deletions reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Move-Item.md
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 04/01/2026
ms.date: 09/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/move-item?view=powershell-5.1&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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Position: Named
Default value: Current user
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: True
Accept wildcard characters: False
```

### -Destination
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### -Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. Implementation varies from provider
to provider. For more information, see
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. For the **FileSystem** provider, if
a file exists at the target location, you can't overwrite it without using this parameter. Using
this parameter doesn't allow you to overwrite read-only files or files that you don't have rights to
modify.
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sdwheeler marked this conversation as resolved.

The behavior varies from provider to provider. For more information, see
[about_Providers](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Providers.md).

```yaml
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 04/01/2026
ms.date: 09/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/move-item?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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### -Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. Implementation varies from provider
to provider. For more information, see
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. For the **FileSystem** provider, if
a file exists at the target location, you can't overwrite it without using this parameter. Using
this parameter doesn't allow you to overwrite read-only files or files that you don't have rights to
modify.
Comment thread
sdwheeler marked this conversation as resolved.

The behavior varies from provider to provider. For more information, see
[about_Providers](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Providers.md).

```yaml
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 04/01/2026
ms.date: 09/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/move-item?view=powershell-7.5&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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### -Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. Implementation varies from provider
to provider. For more information, see
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. For the **FileSystem** provider, if
a file exists at the target location, you can't overwrite it without using this parameter. Using
this parameter doesn't allow you to overwrite read-only files or files that you don't have rights to
modify.
Comment thread
sdwheeler marked this conversation as resolved.

The behavior varies from provider to provider. For more information, see
[about_Providers](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Providers.md).

```yaml
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 04/01/2026
ms.date: 09/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/move-item?view=powershell-7.6&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -224,8 +224,12 @@ Accept wildcard characters: True

### -Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. Implementation varies from provider
to provider. For more information, see
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. For the **FileSystem** provider, if
a file exists at the target location, you can't overwrite it without using this parameter. Using
this parameter doesn't allow you to overwrite read-only files or files that you don't have rights to
modify.
Comment thread
sdwheeler marked this conversation as resolved.

The behavior varies from provider to provider. For more information, see
[about_Providers](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Providers.md).

```yaml
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
ms.date: 04/01/2026
ms.date: 09/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/move-item?view=powershell-7.7&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
aliases:
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### -Force

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. Implementation varies from provider
to provider. For more information, see
Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation. For the **FileSystem** provider, if
a file exists at the target location, you can't overwrite it without using this parameter. Using
this parameter doesn't allow you to overwrite read-only files or files that you don't have rights to
modify.
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sdwheeler marked this conversation as resolved.

The behavior varies from provider to provider. For more information, see
[about_Providers](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/About/about_Providers.md).

```yaml
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