{"id":"data-transfers.check-drive-and-abandon-pending","url":"/faq/data-transfers/check-drive-and-abandon-pending","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"drive-and-space","title":"External drive and disk space"},"question":"What do the Check drive and Abandon pending buttons do?","alt_questions":["Abandon pending button","Check drive button data transfers","cancel all transfers waiting for drive","force transfer to see the drive","re-test external drive for transfers"],"short_answer":"Check drive re-tests now whether your external drive is reachable for a waiting transfer. Abandon pending cancels every transfer waiting for the drive — no files are deleted.","answer_markdown":"Both are for transfers that are **Waiting for drive**.\n\n- **Check drive** (on a selected transfer) re-tests right away whether your external drive is reachable. Normally this happens by itself when the drive is mounted; the button is for when you don't want to wait.\n- **Abandon pending** (in the toolbar, shown only when something is waiting) cancels every transfer waiting for the drive. Use it if you won't be reconnecting that drive.\n\nAbandoning doesn't delete any files; the transfers are simply marked cancelled.\n\nRelated: [“Waiting for drive”](/faq/data-transfers/what-does-waiting-for-drive-mean)","answer_html":"

Both are for transfers that are Waiting for drive.

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Abandoning doesn't delete any files; the transfers are simply marked cancelled.

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Related: “Waiting for drive”

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Data Transfers · External drive and disk space

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What do the Check drive and Abandon pending buttons do?

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Short answer: Check drive re-tests now whether your external drive is reachable for a waiting transfer. Abandon pending cancels every transfer waiting for the drive — no files are deleted.

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Both are for transfers that are Waiting for drive.

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  • Check drive (on a selected transfer) re-tests right away whether your external drive is reachable. Normally this happens by itself when the drive is mounted; the button is for when you don't want to wait.
  • Abandon pending (in the toolbar, shown only when something is waiting) cancels every transfer waiting for the drive. Use it if you won't be reconnecting that drive.
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Abandoning doesn't delete any files; the transfers are simply marked cancelled.

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Related: “Waiting for drive”

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