FreeKB - PowerShell Resolve "the source and destination paths did not resolve to the same provider"
PowerShell - Resolve "the source and destination paths did not resolve to the same provider"

Error the source and destination paths did not resolve to the same provider typically appears when using the Copy-Item or Move-Item command to copy or move a file from the local PC to another PC. The target PC is probably configured to share a network drive. As an example, this error may appear when using this command:

Move-Item "C:\Users\username\Documents\Example.txt" -Destination "\\Example\share\"

 

To resolve this error, add Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem:: to the local and target paths.

Move-Item "Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::C:\Users\username\Documents\Example.txt" -Destination "Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\Example\share\"

 

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January 16th, 2020 by k h
Thanks! This worked.

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