Move Folder

Description

Moves a folder to a different location in Google Drive.

Unlike creating a copy, this activity relocates the existing folder and its contents to the target folder.

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Common Capabilities

Process Data Support

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This activity supports dynamic configuration using variables from the Process Data drawer.

You can bind values from Agent Data, Workflow Data, Form Data, System Data, Enterprise Variables, and Activity Outputs.

Learn more → Using Process Data

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Design-Time Configuration

Display Text

A user-defined name for the activity, displayed on the workflow canvas to help identify its purpose.

Connection Name

The configured Google Drive connection used to access Google Drive resources.

Source Folder

The folder to move.

You can:

• Select a folder using the Custom Picker Dialog.
• Provide a folder identifier dynamically through Process Data.

Target Folder

The destination folder where the source folder will be moved.

You can:

• Select a folder using the Custom Picker Dialog.
• Provide a folder identifier dynamically through Process Data.

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Wait All Incoming

Execution Control

Controls how this activity behaves when multiple incoming execution paths converge.

Determines whether the activity executes when:

• Any incoming path completes, or
• All relevant incoming paths complete before execution

Learn more → Execution Control

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On Error

Error Handling Strategy

Defines how the workflow behaves if this activity encounters a runtime error.

Supported strategies include:

• Fault
• Continue
• Suspend
• Retry

Learn more → Error Handling

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Output

Folder

A Folder Reference representing the moved folder. Folder References are a platform-wide IB-X folder abstraction that can be passed to other activities that accept folder inputs.

Property	Description
Name	Name of the folder.
Size	May be empty for folders.
Folder ID	Unique identifier of the folder in Google Drive.
Parent Folder	Parent folder containing this folder.
Created Time	When the folder was created.
Modified Time	When the folder was last modified.
Web View Link	Link to view the folder in Google Drive.

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Remarks

• The authenticated Google account must have access to both the source folder and destination folder.
• Moving a folder changes its parent folder location in Google Drive.
• The folder is not duplicated during the move operation.
• All files and subfolders contained within the folder are moved along with the folder.
• The returned Folder Reference represents the folder in its new location.