---
id: moving-folders.can-data-parking-copy-instead-of-move
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-data-parking-copy-instead-of-move
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"
question: "Can Data Parking copy files instead of moving them?"
alt_questions:
  - "Copy to external drive and keep the original"
  - "Can I keep a copy on my Mac and the drive?"
  - "storage studio copy files to ssd"
  - "Duplicate a folder to the fast drive"
  - "Back up a folder with Data Parking"
short_answer: "Yes. Use Send here and choose Copy — the selected items are copied into the folder shown in the other pane and the originals stay put. For regular, versioned copies, Data Backup is the better tool."
tags: ["copy", "send here", "data parking"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-is-send-here-in-data-parking"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can Data Parking copy files instead of moving them?

Yes — use **Send here** and choose **Copy**. The selected items are copied into the folder the other pane is showing and the originals stay where they are. You can copy as a merge (keeps extra files already at the destination) or as an exact mirror (removes files the destination has that the source doesn't).

The paired Move, Merge and Relocate buttons all remove or replace the original, because Data Parking's main job is freeing space. For regular, versioned copies of folders, Data Backup is the better tool.

See [What is Send here?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-is-send-here-in-data-parking) and [backups](https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/).