Finding things in Finder · Finding what was moved

How do I put a moved folder back as a normal folder in its original place?

Short answer: Use Move back: open What's Using Space, click Relocated (N), then Move back on the row. It copies the data home, removes the shortcut and leaves a normal folder. The drive must be connected and your Mac needs room.

Use Move back. It copies the data from the external drive into the original location, removes the shortcut, and leaves a normal folder where it was.

  1. Open What's Using Space and click Relocated (N).
  2. Click Move back on the folder's row.
  3. Check the summary — it notes any new files written to the original spot since the move, which are included — and confirm.

You need the drive connected and enough free space on your Mac. Apps have their own Move back in the Apps window's Moved tab; Data Parking's moves log has Revert for moves made there.

Don't do it by hand by dragging the drive copy into place — that leaves Storage Studio's records out of step.

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