---
id: data-transfers.can-i-undo-a-transfer
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/can-i-undo-a-transfer
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["undo", "recovery", "sync"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/what-is-a-dry-run", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/does-one-way-sync-delete-files", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/is-move-safe"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I undo a transfer or a sync?

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

- **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.

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

Related: [What is a dry run?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/what-is-a-dry-run) · [Does Sync (one-way) delete files?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/does-one-way-sync-delete-files)