{"id":"finder-location.does-junk-yard-follow-a-file-that-was-moved","url":"/faq/finder-location/does-junk-yard-follow-a-file-that-was-moved","category":{"id":"finder-location","title":"Finding things in Finder"},"subcategory":{"id":"reveal-in-finder","title":"Reveal in Finder across the app"},"question":"If a file saved in Junk Yard is later moved to my drive, can I still show it in Finder?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard file card after relocation","Junk Yard Show in Finder moved file","copied file moved to external drive Junk Yard","Why does a Junk Yard card say Moved?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Junk Yard follows the shortcut to the file's new home, marks the card Moved, and Show in Finder, open and copy all use the live location — as long as the drive is connected.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Junk Yard keeps file cards as references, and when a file has been relocated it follows the shortcut to the file's new home. The card shows a **Moved** note, and opening, copying or **Show in Finder** all work on the file where it now lives.\n\nIf the file no longer exists at all, the card says so and **Show in Finder** is disabled.\n\nAs with any moved file, the external drive needs to be connected to open it.\n\nSee [Junk Yard](/junk-board).","answer_html":"

Yes. Junk Yard keeps file cards as references, and when a file has been relocated it follows the shortcut to the file's new home. The card shows a Moved note, and opening, copying or Show in Finder all work on the file where it now lives.

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If the file no longer exists at all, the card says so and Show in Finder is disabled.

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As with any moved file, the external drive needs to be connected to open it.

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See Junk Yard.

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Finding things in Finder · Reveal in Finder across the app

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If a file saved in Junk Yard is later moved to my drive, can I still show it in Finder?

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Short answer: Yes. Junk Yard follows the shortcut to the file's new home, marks the card Moved, and Show in Finder, open and copy all use the live location — as long as the drive is connected.

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Yes. Junk Yard keeps file cards as references, and when a file has been relocated it follows the shortcut to the file's new home. The card shows a Moved note, and opening, copying or Show in Finder all work on the file where it now lives.

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If the file no longer exists at all, the card says so and Show in Finder is disabled.

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As with any moved file, the external drive needs to be connected to open it.

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See Junk Yard.

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