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To You can move a collection or file from one a source location to another in the Archive, execute the a destination location in DME. You can also rename a collection or file. 

1. Make sure that the destination collection or file does not already exist. 

2. Run the following command:

   Code Block
   dm_rename <move-description.json> [rename-status-file] [REST-response]

The following table describes each parameter:

{
 "moveRequests": [
  {
   "sourcePath": <full path in the Archive to the file/collection to be moved>
   "destinationPath": <full path in the Archive to the new file/collection>
  }
 ]
}

Note that the destination collection or file should not be existing prior to executing this command.

Example: 

Below is an example command to move a collection, and a file:

For example, consider the following command:

dm_rename “my-move-list.json”

where With the following code in the my-move-list.json containsfile, the command moves and renames a collection and a file:

{
  "moveRequests": [
   {
     "sourcePath": "/TEST_Archive/PI_Lab1/Project_Orig",
     "destinationPath": "/TEST_Archive/PI_Lab2/Project_New"
   },
   {
     "sourcePath": "/TEST_Archive/PI_Lab1/Project_Name1/File_Orig",
     "destinationPath": "/TEST_Archive/PI_Lab2/Project_Name2/File_New"
   }
 ]
}