{"id":"freeing-space.what-is-step-2-oversize-file-relocation","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-step-2-oversize-file-relocation","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"free-up-space-wizard","title":"Free Up Space wizard and button"},"question":"What does the oversize-file step of Free Up Space do with my large files?","alt_questions":["Free Up Space step 2 large files","What is the size floor in Free Up Space?","How big does a file have to be for Free Up Space to find it?","Move big files to external drive automatically Mac","Oversize file relocation explained"],"short_answer":"It finds files above your size floor (1 GB by default) in your working folders and lets you move each to your fast drive, relocate it with a shortcut left behind, or skip it.","answer_markdown":"Step 2 finds files above your size floor — 1 GB unless you've changed it — in your common working folders, and lets you decide what happens to each one:\n\n- **Move to your fast drive**, keeping its file name and folder structure.\n- **Relocate**, which moves it and leaves a shortcut at the original spot so it still opens from there.\n- **Skip**, which leaves it alone.\n\nIt stays within the folders you've paired with your fast drive and never touches files outside them. Nothing is moved until you confirm. For how moved files keep working, see [what moving actually does](/faq/freeing-space/what-does-moving-actually-do-in-free-up-space).","answer_html":"

Step 2 finds files above your size floor — 1 GB unless you've changed it — in your common working folders, and lets you decide what happens to each one:

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It stays within the folders you've paired with your fast drive and never touches files outside them. Nothing is moved until you confirm. For how moved files keep working, see what moving actually does.

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Freeing up space · Free Up Space wizard and button

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What does the oversize-file step of Free Up Space do with my large files?

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Short answer: It finds files above your size floor (1 GB by default) in your working folders and lets you move each to your fast drive, relocate it with a shortcut left behind, or skip it.

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Step 2 finds files above your size floor — 1 GB unless you've changed it — in your common working folders, and lets you decide what happens to each one:

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  • Move to your fast drive, keeping its file name and folder structure.
  • Relocate, which moves it and leaves a shortcut at the original spot so it still opens from there.
  • Skip, which leaves it alone.
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It stays within the folders you've paired with your fast drive and never touches files outside them. Nothing is moved until you confirm. For how moved files keep working, see what moving actually does.

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