Moving files and folder structures in PSE8

I have a new computer with much more hard disk space.  So now I want to move about 2,000 photos in the organizer from an external hard drive to my local drive.  Easier to work with my photos that way, and I have automatic backup of my hard drive to an internet offsite storage.
When I tried using the File->Move function, the files moved but not the underlying file structure.
Yes, my photos are tagged in the organizer.  But I very much want to preserve the file structure, too.
Is that possible?
Jim, San Francisco

Jim,
You can move your folder structures from folder view in Organizer. Just drag the parent folder in left folder browser to the destination parent.
Let me know if that works for you.
Regards,
vaishali

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