Added warning in the catch block

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Added `-OpenDocumentsMode` option to `Set-PnPList` which allows configuring if documents should be opened in the browser or in the local client [#2873](https://github.com/pnp/powershell/pull/2873)
 - Added `-Properties` parameter to `Get-PnPUserProfileProperty` cmdlet which allows retrieval of specific properties if specified. [#2840](https://github.com/pnp/powershell/pull/2840)
 - Added support for specifying the `-ContentUrl` configuration in `Add-PnPTeamsTab` cmdlet when trying to add a Planner as a tab in Teams channel. [#2850](https://github.com/pnp/powershell/pull/2850)
+- Added support for `-Verbose` in `Move-PnPFile` which will show if it has problems determining if the destination location is a folder or a file [#2888](https://github.com/pnp/powershell/pull/2888)
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ### Contributors
 
+- Chris R. [ChrisRo89]
 - Aimery Thomas [a1mery]
 - Ganesh Sanap [ganesh-sanap]
 - Markus Hanisch [m-hanisch]

documentation/Move-PnPFile.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Moves a file or folder to a different location
 ## SYNTAX
 
 ```powershell
-Move-PnPFile [-SourceUrl] <String> [-TargetUrl] <String> [-Overwrite] [-AllowSchemaMismatch] [-AllowSmallerVersionLimitOnDestination] [-IgnoreVersionHistory] [-NoWait] [-Force] [-Connection <PnPConnection>]
+Move-PnPFile [-SourceUrl] <String> [-TargetUrl] <String> [-Overwrite] [-AllowSchemaMismatch] [-AllowSmallerVersionLimitOnDestination] [-IgnoreVersionHistory] [-NoWait] [-Force] [-Connection <PnPConnection>] [-Verbose]
 ```
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
@@ -193,7 +193,20 @@ Accept pipeline input: False
 Accept wildcard characters: False
 ```
 
-## RELATED LINKS
+### -Verbose
+When provided, additional debug statements might be shown while executing the cmdlet.
 
-[Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices](https://aka.ms/m365pnp)
+```yaml
+Type: SwitchParameter
+Parameter Sets: (All)
+
+Required: False
+Position: Named
+Default value: None
+Accept pipeline input: False
+Accept wildcard characters: False
+```
+
+## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices](https://aka.ms/m365pnp)

src/Commands/Files/MoveFile.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class MoveFile : PnPWebCmdlet
         private const string ParameterSet_SERVER = "Server Relative";
         private const string ParameterSet_SITE = "Site Relative";
         private const string ParameterSet_OTHERSITE = "Other Site Collection";
-
+        
         [Parameter(Mandatory = true)]
         [Alias("ServerRelativeUrl", "SiteRelativeUrl")]
         public string SourceUrl = string.Empty;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class MoveFile : PnPWebCmdlet
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false)]
         public SwitchParameter Force;
 
-        [Parameter(Mandatory = false)]
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false)] 
         public SwitchParameter NoWait;
 
         protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
 
             Uri currentContextUri = new Uri(ClientContext.Url);
             Uri sourceUri = new Uri(currentContextUri, EncodePath(sourceFolder));
-            Uri sourceWebUri = Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Web.WebUrlFromFolderUrlDirect(ClientContext, sourceUri);
+            Uri sourceWebUri = Web.WebUrlFromFolderUrlDirect(ClientContext, sourceUri);
             Uri targetUri = new Uri(currentContextUri, EncodePath(targetFolder));
-            Uri targetWebUri = Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Web.WebUrlFromFolderUrlDirect(ClientContext, targetUri);
+            Uri targetWebUri = Web.WebUrlFromFolderUrlDirect(ClientContext, targetUri);
 
             if (Force || ShouldContinue(string.Format(Resources.MoveFile0To1, SourceUrl, TargetUrl), Resources.Confirm))
             {
@@ -83,23 +83,24 @@ protected override void ExecuteCmdlet()
                         var folderServerRelativePath = folder.EnsureProperty(f => f.ServerRelativePath);
                         isFolder = folderServerRelativePath.DecodedUrl == ResourcePath.FromDecodedUrl(TargetUrl).DecodedUrl;
                     }
-                    catch
+                    catch (Exception ex)
                     {
+                        WriteVerbose($"Error occurred while trying to check if the target URL {TargetUrl} is a folder. This could happen if the target folder does not exist yet. It may still work well. Exception: {ex.Message}");
                     }
                     if (isFolder)
                     {
+                        WriteVerbose($"Moving file or folder from {sourceUri} to {targetUri}");
                         Move(currentContextUri, sourceUri, targetUri, SourceUrl, TargetUrl, true);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-
+                        WriteVerbose($"Moving file or folder from {SourceUrl} to {TargetUrl}");
                         var file = CurrentWeb.GetFileByServerRelativePath(ResourcePath.FromDecodedUrl(SourceUrl));
                         file.MoveToUsingPath(ResourcePath.FromDecodedUrl(TargetUrl), Overwrite ? MoveOperations.Overwrite : MoveOperations.None);
                         ClientContext.ExecuteQueryRetry();
                     }
                 }
             }
-
         }
 
         private string EncodePath(string path)