---
id: freeing-space.what-is-put-the-link-back
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-put-the-link-back
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "Free Up Space wizard and button"
question: "What does \"Put the link back\" mean on a half-finished move?"
alt_questions:
  - "A move only half finished"
  - "Fix a broken move Storage Studio"
  - "Put the link back button"
  - "The move stopped partway"
short_answer: "It completes a move that left some files behind, in one click. Nothing was lost meanwhile. If macOS won't allow a link in that spot, Storage Studio says so rather than retrying."
tags: ["moving", "repair", "links"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/why-was-less-freed-than-expected"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "Put the link back" mean on a half-finished move?

It finishes a move that got most of the way but left some files behind. Nothing was lost in the meantime — the files that moved are on your fast drive and the rest are still on your Mac. One click on **Put the link back** completes the rest.

If a repair genuinely isn't possible — for example because macOS won't allow a link in that particular spot — Storage Studio tells you so instead of retrying pointlessly. In that case the files stay where they are and you can decide whether to move them back with **Move back**.

See [what happens if a move fails partway](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-happens-if-a-move-fails-partway).