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Actions for Obsidian › Actions › Rename/Move Folder

Renames or moves a folder.

Parameters

Vault

The vault to work in.

Type: Vault reference

Current Folder Path

If the specified folder path does not exist, an error is returned.

Type: Text

New Folder Path

If the new folder path is the same as the original one, nothing happens.

If the new folder path already exists, an error is returned.

If the new folder path contains a folder structure that does not exist, an error is returned.

Type: Text

Examples:

Current folder path /my/old/directory, new folder path /my/old/My Directory:
Subfolder directory in folder /my/old/ is renamed to My Directory.

Current folder path /my/old/directory, new folder path /my/old/My Directory:
Subfolder directory in folder /my/old/ is renamed to My Directory.

Current folder path /my/old/stuff, new folder path /My Old Stuff:
Subfolder stuff in folder /my/old/ is moved to the root level of the vault and named My Old Stuff; folder /my/old will remain.

Current folder path /All The Notes, new folder path /all/the/notes:

  • If folder /all/the/ exists: /All The Notes will be moved into /all/the/ and renamed to notes.
  • If folder /all/the/ does not exist: An error.