Does Windows Move command delete the file only on successful completion?

Does Windows Move command delete the file only on successful completion? This may be a stupid question, but I'm erring on the side of caution here.
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Guest [Entry]

"Moving on the same logical disk: Windows simply moves the file-system references atomically. Very fast.

Moving on different logical disks: Windows performs a copy from one disk to the other, then deletes the file from the first disk, once successful."

Guest [Entry]

You are correct -- Windows Move deletes only after a successful copy.