---
id: moving-folders.a-drive-transfer-is-in-progress-move-held
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/a-drive-transfer-is-in-progress-move-held
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Drive disconnects and interrupted moves"
question: "Why does it say \"A drive transfer is in progress. This move was held\"?"
alt_questions:
  - "A drive transfer is running, so this move was held"
  - "Move held during drive transfer"
  - "Can't move while transferring to another drive"
  - "move held try again once it finishes"
short_answer: "Storage Studio is already copying your drive to another drive, and moving folders at the same time could change what's being copied. The move is held and nothing changed; start it again once the drive transfer finishes."
tags: ["held", "drive transfer", "message"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-happens-if-a-move-fails-partway"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why does it say "A drive transfer is in progress. This move was held"?

Because Storage Studio is already copying your drive's contents to another drive (a Transfer Drive or Backup Drive job), and starting a folder move at the same time could change what's being copied mid-way. The move is held rather than run alongside it.

Wait for the drive transfer to finish — you can follow it in Storage Studio — then start the move again. Nothing was changed by the held move.

See [backups](https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/).