{"id":"data-transfers.reorganise-files-within-a-cloud-account","url":"/faq/data-transfers/reorganise-files-within-a-cloud-account","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"basics","title":"Data Transfers basics"},"question":"Can I move files from one folder to another inside the same cloud account?","alt_questions":["reorganize Google Drive folders with storage studio","move folder within Dropbox","copy between folders in same cloud account","restructure cloud storage folders"],"short_answer":"Yes. Pick the same account for Source and Destination, browse to different folders, and choose Move or Copy. Handy for large folders, dry runs or recurring sweeps; for a few files, drag them in Finder.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Choose the same account for both Source and Destination, and **Browse** to a different folder for each. **Move** relocates the contents; **Copy** duplicates them.\n\nFor a few files it's usually quicker to drag them in the Storage Studio location in Finder, or on the service's own website. Data Transfers is handy when the folder is large, when you want a dry run first, or when you want to repeat it on a schedule — for example sweeping an *Inbox* folder into an archive every week.\n\nRelated: [Data Transfers or the Finder location?](/faq/data-transfers/data-transfers-vs-cloud-drive-in-finder)","answer_html":"

Yes. Choose the same account for both Source and Destination, and Browse to a different folder for each. Move relocates the contents; Copy duplicates them.

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For a few files it's usually quicker to drag them in the Storage Studio location in Finder, or on the service's own website. Data Transfers is handy when the folder is large, when you want a dry run first, or when you want to repeat it on a schedule — for example sweeping an Inbox folder into an archive every week.

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Can I move files from one folder to another inside the same cloud account?

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Short answer: Yes. Pick the same account for Source and Destination, browse to different folders, and choose Move or Copy. Handy for large folders, dry runs or recurring sweeps; for a few files, drag them in Finder.

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Yes. Choose the same account for both Source and Destination, and Browse to a different folder for each. Move relocates the contents; Copy duplicates them.

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For a few files it's usually quicker to drag them in the Storage Studio location in Finder, or on the service's own website. Data Transfers is handy when the folder is large, when you want a dry run first, or when you want to repeat it on a schedule — for example sweeping an Inbox folder into an archive every week.

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