Finding things in Finder · What's on your external drive

Where do I find the copy that Backup Drive made?

Short answer: On the second drive you picked — click Reveal Backup in Finder when Backup Drive finishes. It's a verified point-in-time copy of your working folder; your current drive stays active.

On the second drive you chose. When Backup Drive finishes, click Reveal Backup in Finder and Finder opens the backup on the new drive.

The backup is a complete, verified copy of your working folder — every relocated app and folder plus Storage Studio's own records — taken at that moment. Your current drive stays the active one, and your shortcuts keep pointing at it.

Treat the backup as a safety copy: don't rearrange it by hand. If you ever want to switch to that drive for good, use Transfer Drive, which also re-points your shortcuts.

See Transfer or back up your drive.

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