Change directory in PowerShell

Question

My PowerShell prompt s currently pointed to my C drive  PS C   gt     How do I change directory to a folder on my Q  PS Q   gt   drive   The folder name on my Q drive is  My Test Folder

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Unlike the CMD EXE CHDIR or CD command  the PowerShell Set-Location cmdlet will change drive and directory  both  Get-Help Set-Location -Full will get you more detailed information on Set-Location  but the basic usage would be   PS C   gt  Set-Location -Path Q  MyDir  PS Q  MyDir gt     By default in PowerShell  CD and CHDIR are alias for Set-Location    Asad reminded me in the comments that if the path contains spaces  it must be enclosed in quotes

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If your Folder inside a Drive contains spaces In Power Shell you can Simply Type the command then drive name and folder name within Single Quotes       Set-Location -Path  E  FOLDER NAME    The Screenshot is attached here

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You can simply type Q  and that should solve your problem

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Set-Location -Path  Q  MyDir   In PowerShell cd   Set-Location

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To go directly to that folder  you can use the Set-Location cmdlet or cd alias   Set-Location  Q  My Test Folder

User · Answer

Multiple posted answer here  but probably this can help who is newly using PowerShell     SO if any space is there in your directory path do not forgot to add double inverted commas

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