How to move multiple folders to new location?

I have many folders containing photos. There are located like this:
- photos 01
- photos 02
- photos 03
etc...
I want to move these folders under differernt folders. For instance, 2008 will contain all folders with photos from 2008. But now LR2 asks me to confirm the location of each folder! How can I have LR do a simple check into the new folder I give it to check if it contains other missing shoots?

In the Organizer you can switch to Folder Location View by clicking the Display button (near top right)
You can then expand he folder tree in the left hand pane and drag and drop.

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