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id: freeing-space.how-do-i-move-a-folder-back-from-whats-using-space
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/how-do-i-move-a-folder-back-from-whats-using-space
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "What's Using Space (Storage Inspector)"
question: "How do I move a relocated folder back to my Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "Undo a move to the fast drive"
  - "Restore a moved folder to internal drive"
  - "Move back button"
  - "Bring a folder home from the external drive"
  - "Can I undo freeing space by moving?"
short_answer: "In What's Using Space, open Relocated (N) and press Move back on the folder. The sheet notes any new files and apps in use, then copies it home. You need enough free space on your Mac."
tags: ["move back", "undo", "relocated"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-force-move-back", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-relocated-panel"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I move a relocated folder back to my Mac?

Open What's Using Space, click **Relocated (N)**, and press **Move back** on the folder. A sheet shows where it's coming from and going to, its size, and anything worth knowing:

- **New files** written to the original location since the move are counted and included.
- If **auto-sync** is on for the folder, it's turned off as part of the move back.
- Apps using the folder can be asked to quit, then rechecked.

Confirm and a progress sheet runs, just like the forward move. Your built-in drive needs enough free space to take the folder back. If Move back is greyed out, hover it to see why. See [force move back](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-force-move-back).