---
id: data-transfers.what-is-data-transfers
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/what-is-data-transfers
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "Data Transfers basics"
question: "What is Data Transfers in Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "What does the Data Transfers window do?"
  - "storage studio data transfers explained"
  - "What can I do with Data Transfers?"
  - "Is Data Transfers a sync tool?"
  - "what is the transfers window in storage studio"
  - "Data Transfers feature overview"
  - "How does Storage Studio move files between clouds?"
short_answer: "Data Transfers copies, moves, syncs or downloads files between local folders, your external drive, connected cloud accounts, paired devices and web links — as jobs you can watch, pause, resume and schedule."
tags: ["data transfers", "sync", "cloud", "overview"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/how-do-i-start-a-new-transfer", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/copy-vs-move-vs-sync", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/how-do-i-open-data-transfers"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What is Data Transfers in Storage Studio?

Data Transfers is the part of Storage Studio that copies, moves, syncs and downloads files between places you choose — local folders, your external drive, cloud accounts you've connected, paired devices, and web links. Each transfer is a job you can watch, pause, resume, cancel or schedule.

You set one up with **New Transfer**: pick an operation (Copy, Move, Sync (one-way), Bidirectional sync or Download), a source and a destination, and optionally a schedule. The window lists every job on the left with its state and live progress, and shows the full detail — speed, time remaining, the file being transferred and a log — on the right.

Transfers keep going while you work and survive a restart of the app.

Related: [How do I start a new transfer?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/how-do-i-start-a-new-transfer) · [Copy, Move or Sync — which should I pick?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/copy-vs-move-vs-sync)