How do I move file a to a different partition or device in Node.js?

Question

I\'m trying to move a file from one partition to another in a Node.js script. When I used fs.renameSync I received Error: EXDEV, Cross-device link.

Answer 1

I made a Node.js module that just handles it for you. You don't have to think about whether it's going to be moved within the same partition or not. It's the fastest solution available, as it uses the recent fs.copyFile() Node.js API to copy the file when moving to a different partition/disk.

Just install move-file:

$ npm install move-file

Then use it like this:

const moveFile = require('move-file');

(async () => {
    await moveFile(fromPath, toPath);
    console.log('File moved');
})();