External drives · When the drive is unplugged
Can I start a move to the fast drive while it's disconnected and have it finish later?
Short answer: A manual move can't start without the drive — Storage Studio tells you there's nowhere to move it. Automatic rules and background tasks wait and continue on their own when the drive is back.
Not a move you start by hand — with the drive away there's nowhere to put the files, so Storage Studio says so instead of starting ("Your fast drive isn't connected, so there's nowhere to move this to"). Plug the drive in and try again.
Automatic work is different: scheduled rules and other background tasks that need the drive simply wait and pick up on their own once it's reconnected.