Find recursive text files and move to parent folder

find-recursive-files-move-to-parent.ps1

# Define parent folder
$Parent = "C:\temp\Parent"

# Search for text files recursively
$Files = Get-ChildItem -Path $Parent -Filter *.txt -Recurse

# Loop through files, moving to Parent folder
foreach ($File in $Files)
{
    Try
    {
        # Try moving file
        Move-Item $File.FullName -Destination $Parent -ErrorAction Stop
    }
    Catch
    {
        # Duplicate filename found (throw error)
        $_
    }
}