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Will a file I locked in Finder stay locked after Storage Studio moves it?

Short answer: Not today — Finder's Locked checkbox isn't carried over, so the moved file arrives unlocked. Re-lock it with File → Get Info → Locked, or keep folders full of locked files on your Mac.

Not today. Finder's Locked checkbox (in Get Info) is one of the few attributes that isn't carried over when a file moves, so the copy on your drive arrives unlocked. Contents, names, dates, permissions and Finder tags are kept.

If locking matters for a file, re-lock it after the move:

  1. Select the file (through its shortcut or on the drive) and choose File → Get Info.
  2. Tick Locked.

For folders where many files are locked on purpose, consider leaving that folder on your Mac rather than moving it.

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