{"id":"data-transfers.can-i-undo-a-transfer","url":"/faq/data-transfers/can-i-undo-a-transfer","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"operations","title":"Copy, Move and Sync"},"question":"Can I undo a transfer or a sync?","alt_questions":["undo sync storage studio","reverse a move to the cloud","restore files deleted by sync","recover files after one-way sync","undo data transfer"],"short_answer":"No single undo. Delete unwanted copies after a Copy; run a Move the other way to bring files back. Files a sync removed or replaced don't go to your Mac's Trash — check the cloud service's own trash. Dry-run first.","answer_markdown":"There's no single undo button, so how you reverse it depends on the operation:\n\n- **Copy** — just delete the copies at the destination if you don't want them.\n- **Move** — run a Move in the opposite direction to bring the files back.\n- **Sync** — files a sync deleted or replaced at the destination aren't put in your Mac's Trash. If the destination is a cloud account, check that service's own trash or version history, if it has one.\n\nThat's why a **Dry run** is worth doing before the first real run of any Sync or Move.\n\nRelated: [What is a dry run?](/faq/data-transfers/what-is-a-dry-run) · [Does Sync (one-way) delete files?](/faq/data-transfers/does-one-way-sync-delete-files)","answer_html":"

There's no single undo button, so how you reverse it depends on the operation:

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That's why a Dry run is worth doing before the first real run of any Sync or Move.

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Related: What is a dry run? · Does Sync (one-way) delete files?

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Can I undo a transfer or a sync?

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Short answer: No single undo. Delete unwanted copies after a Copy; run a Move the other way to bring files back. Files a sync removed or replaced don't go to your Mac's Trash — check the cloud service's own trash. Dry-run first.

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There's no single undo button, so how you reverse it depends on the operation:

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  • Copy — just delete the copies at the destination if you don't want them.
  • Move — run a Move in the opposite direction to bring the files back.
  • Sync — files a sync deleted or replaced at the destination aren't put in your Mac's Trash. If the destination is a cloud account, check that service's own trash or version history, if it has one.
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That's why a Dry run is worth doing before the first real run of any Sync or Move.

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Related: What is a dry run? · Does Sync (one-way) delete files?

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