Is there a way to move files with the SP Object model in MOSS whilst retaining meta data?

Try this,

// Get your source and destination libraries SPList source = web.GetList(web.ServerRelativeUrl + @"/SourceDocLib"); SPList destination = web.GetList(web.ServerRelativeUrl + @"/DestinationDocLib"); // Get the collection of items to move, use source.GetItems(SPQuery) if you want a subset SPListItemCollection items = items = source.Items; // Get the root folder of the destination we'll use this to add the files SPFolder folder = web.GetFolder(destination.RootFolder.Url); // Now to move the files and the metadata foreach (SPListItem item in items) { //Get the file associated with the item SPFile file = item.File; // Create a new file in the destination library with the same properties SPFile newFile = folder.Files.Add(folder.Url + "/" +file.Name, file.OpenBinary(),file.Properties,true); // Optionally copy across the created/modified metadata SPListItem newItem = newFile.Item; newItem["Editor"] = item["Editor"]; newItem["Modified"] = item["Modified"]; newItem["Author"] = item["Author"]; newItem["Created"] = item["Created"]; // UpdateOverwriteVersion() will preserve the metadata added above. newItem.UpdateOverwriteVersion(); } 

If you want to delete the originals as well use for (int i = items.Count -1; i > -1 ; i--) instead of the foreach to iterate backwards through the collection and items[i].Recycle(); or items[i].Delete(); to recycle or delete the original after you have moved it.

To move the items into subfolders replace the line SPFolder folder = web.GetFolder(destination.RootFolder.Url); with code similar to the following:

// Set the name of the new destination subfolder string newFolderName = "Sub Folder 1"; // Try to get the new subfolder so we can test to see if it exists and if not create it SPFolder folder = web.GetFolder(destination.RootFolder.Url + "/" + newFolderName); if (!folder.Exists) { // Add the new folder SPListItem folderItem = destination.Folders.Add("", SPFileSystemObjectType.Folder, newFolderName); folderItem.SystemUpdate(); // Get the folder after creating it folder = web.GetFolder(destination.RootFolder.Url + "/" + newFolderName); Console.WriteLine(@"Created folder ""{0}""", folder.Url); } 

I'll post this answer with your original post on StackOverflow as well in case people look there first.