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The drive you picked in Move to another drive doesn't have room for what's already been downloaded. The message shows how much it has free and how much is needed, and nothing was moved — the download is still where it was, paused.

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Pick a different drive with more free space, or free some space on the one you chose and try again.

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If a piece doesn't copy across intact during a move, the move stops for the same reason: the original stays untouched and you can simply try again.

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Related: Move a download to another drive

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Data Transfers · External drive and disk space

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Why does moving a paused download say the drive has too little free space?

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Short answer: The chosen drive can't hold what's already downloaded; the message shows free versus needed space and nothing was moved. Pick a drive with more room or free space on that one, then try again.

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The drive you picked in Move to another drive doesn't have room for what's already been downloaded. The message shows how much it has free and how much is needed, and nothing was moved — the download is still where it was, paused.

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Pick a different drive with more free space, or free some space on the one you chose and try again.

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If a piece doesn't copy across intact during a move, the move stops for the same reason: the original stays untouched and you can simply try again.

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Related: Move a download to another drive

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Applies to Storage Studio 4.16 and later · Last reviewed

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