Question

What is difference between

1. Copying a file and deleting it using File.Copy() and File.Delete()
2. Moving the file using File.Move()

In terms of permission required to do these operations is there any difference? Any help much appreciated.

Answer 1

File.Move method can be used to move the file from one path to another. This method works across disk volumes, and it does not throw an exception if the source and destination are the same.

You cannot use the Move method to overwrite an existing file. If you attempt to replace a file by moving a file of the same name into that directory, you get an IOException. To overcome this you can use the combination of Copy and Delete methods