shutil.move can't move files between disk drives?

Asked Oct 08 '18 at 10:31

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I am using shutil.move to move files from my downloads (C:) to a folder on a server (Z:).

source_dir = "C:\\Users\\e1206433\\Downloads\\estadisticaEjecGlo*.csv"
dest_dir1 = "Z:\\AN\Produban\Operations\Print Management\Misc\Luca\TEST 1"

for file in glob.glob(source_dir):
    print(file)
    shutil.move(file, dest_dir1)

But, for some reason everytime the script is run it returns this error:

OSError: [WinError 17] The system cannot move the file to a different disk drive: 'C:\\Users\\e1206433\\Downloads\\EstadisticaEjecGlo095914.csv' -> 'Z:\\AN\\Produban\\Operations\\Print Management\\Misc\\Luca\\TEST 1'

My understanding is that this error is presented when using os.rename, and that shutil.move is the solution. But my script is already using shutil!

Thanks :)

asked Oct 08 '18 at 10:31

Cappy

Do you get the same error if you try using `copy2` instead of `move`? – Aran-Fey Oct 08 '18 at 10:33
have you tried using `os.system()` or `suprocess.run()` instead? – alec_djinn Oct 08 '18 at 10:35
which python version? – ddor254 Oct 08 '18 at 10:50
@ddor254 Python 3.7 is the version Im using – Cappy Oct 08 '18 at 11:48
@Aran-Fey copy2 seems to present a new error, even though the directory exists: FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'Z:\\AN\\Produban\\Operations\\Print Management\\Misc\\Luca\\TEST 1' – Cappy Oct 08 '18 at 11:49
So if you create that directory, does the code work then? – Aran-Fey Oct 08 '18 at 11:53
The directory already exists :( and it still doesn't work @Aran-Fey – Cappy Oct 08 '18 at 11:56
Oh. Then I guess `Z:\` is a network drive, right? Python can't natively access network drives. – Aran-Fey Oct 08 '18 at 12:07
@Aran-Fey Yeah that's right, the Z: is a network drive, but I have mapped it onto the computer? How can I make Python access the network drive? Thank you – Cappy Oct 08 '18 at 12:12
No idea, sorry. I'd have to google that, just like you. – Aran-Fey Oct 08 '18 at 12:30
I have the same trouble with normal (non network) drive and python 3.6.5 – JRr Jan 05 '19 at 16:11

shutil.move can't move files between disk drives?

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