Clarify DirectoryNotFoundException behavior for Directory.Move and File.Move destination paths#12881
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[WIP] Fix Directory.Move throwing exception when destination not exist
Clarify Jul 14, 2026
DirectoryNotFoundException behavior for Directory.Move and File.Move destination paths
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Directory.Movedocs impliedDirectoryNotFoundExceptionwas only tied tosourceDirName, which was misleading when destination path segments do not exist.File.Movehad similar ambiguity around what makesdestFileNameinvalid.Exception contract clarification (
System.IO.Directory.Move)DirectoryNotFoundExceptiontext to cover invalid paths in eithersourceDirNameordestDirName.destDirNameas a triggering condition.Exception contract clarification (
System.IO.File.Moveoverloads)File.Move(string sourceFileName, string destFileName)File.Move(string sourceFileName, string destFileName, bool overwrite)DirectoryNotFoundExceptionincludes cases where one or more directories indestFileNamedo not exist.Behavior illustrated