Can't Use UNC Destination Paths with MOVE

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The MOVE command accepts a universal naming convention (UNC) path for the source path, but not for the target path. After using the following command

   move \\server_1\sharename1\filename \\server_2\sharename2
				

the error message, "The system cannot find the path specified," appears. This error does not occur if you use a network drive letter in place of the UNC path. For example, the following two commands enable you to use MOVE successfully:

   net use x: \\server_2\sharename2
   move \\server_1\sharename1\filename x:
				

Other commands (such as XCOPY and COPY) accept UNC names for both the source and destination path.