Batch file or script to move files up X levels - windows

Question

We currently use a machine that generates a complicated folder structure when outputting it's data and would like to simplify the folder hierarchy of the generated data afterwards.
In our current setting, the directories look like this:
C:\Dir01\Dir02\Dir03\Dir4\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02A\Dir03\Dir4\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02B\Dir03\Dir4\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02C\Dir03\Dir4\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02D\Dir03\Dir4\*.*
etc.
The Dir01 folder is where all of our samples data are copied
The Dir02 folder(s) are created for each unique sample and will each have a unique name.
The Dir03 only contains the Dir04 folder
Dir03 and Dir04 typically have the same name every time (within a unique named Dir02)
Dir04 is where all the actual data lives and will all have a series of filenames within for every sample...i.e. file.001 file.002 file.003
The Dir04 data would ideally be moved into the Dir02 folder for each sample and then the Dir03 and Dir04 folder should be deleted after moving.
I would like to further separate out specific files within Dir02 after moving and create a new folder (Dir02A) under Dir01 to relocate those files.
In the end I would like to end up with a directory structure like this:
C:\Dir01\Dir02\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02A\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02B\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02C\*.*
C:\Dir01\Dir02D\*.*
etc.
Once this is complete I have a batch file that uses robocopy to duplicate the entire directory structure and separate out the non *.dcm files into a new folder, but this still leaves my complicated directory structure.
robocopy.exe "%SourcePath%" "%DestPath%" /s /xf *.dcm
That is my primary goal...rid myself of unnecessary directory navigation.
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Recap:
1) Data is generated beneath Dir01 to unique folders (Dir02, Dir02A, Dir02B...)
2) Run a batch file or script to perform post processing on data under Dir01
3) Move data from under each Dir04 subfolder to their parent Dir02, Dir02A, Dir02B, etc. folders
4) Clean up (now empty) Dir03 and Dir04 folders under each Dir02, Dir02A, Dir02B, etc. folder
5) Run my Robocopy batch file to move all non *.dcm files to a new location

Answer 1

Have you tried something like this?
cd /d c:\dir01\dir02
forfiles /s /m "*.dcm" /c "cmd.exe /c move #path #path\..\.."

Answer 2

This as a batch file should do the first part:
Run through every sample folder
for each one, e.g. c:\out\Dir02F move c:\out\Dir02F\dir03\dir04\* into c:\out\Dir02F\*
Remove the Dir03 and Dir04 subfolders
Edit it to cover the right folders, of course, and maybe add a bit at the end to call your Robocopy script for each folder. Tested briefly, but try it on a copy first.
for /D %%s in (c:\out\*) do (
move "%%s\Dir03\Dir04\*" "%%s\"
rmdir "%%s\Dir03\Dir04"
rmdir "%%s\Dir03"
)
Edit for comment: It will handle every Dir02 folder within Dir01. I think it could be re-written even as:
for /D %%s in (d:\t\*) do (
for /D %%y in (%%s\*) do (
for /D %%z in (%%y\*) do (
move "%%z\*" "%%s\"
)
rmdir /Q /S %%y
)
)
At least in my quick test that works without caring what Dir03 and Dir04 are called.