---
id: backups.what-is-a-restore-point
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-is-a-restore-point
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "Restore Points"
question: "What is a restore point in Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "What are Restore Points?"
  - "Does Storage Studio back itself up?"
  - "What does a restore point protect?"
  - "restore point meaning Storage Studio"
  - "Is a restore point a backup of my files?"
short_answer: "A restore point protects Storage Studio's own records of what it moved, plus its settings and rules — not copies of your files. One is taken before each batch of moves; find them under More → Restore Points."
tags: ["restore points", "records", "settings"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/restore-points-vs-data-backup"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What is a restore point in Storage Studio?

A restore point is a safety net for Storage Studio's **own memory**: the record of everything it has moved — so it never forgets where your files came from and can always put them back — plus its settings and rules. Your files are never copied into a restore point.

Storage Studio takes one automatically before each batch of moves, and you can make one yourself with **Create Restore Point**. Open them from **More (•••) → Restore Points**. For protecting the files themselves, use [Data Backup](https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-is-data-backup).