{"id":"moving-folders.can-i-choose-where-on-the-drive-a-folder-goes","url":"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-choose-where-on-the-drive-a-folder-goes","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"data-parking","title":"Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"},"question":"Can I choose exactly where on the fast drive a folder ends up?","alt_questions":["Pick a destination folder on the external drive","Move into a specific folder on the SSD","Organise parked folders on the drive","data parking choose destination folder"],"short_answer":"Yes, in Data Parking: browse the right pane to the folder you want and use Send here, or pair matching folders and use the move buttons. Moves from What's Using Space and rules go into your Mac's own folder on the drive automatically.","answer_markdown":"Yes, with Data Parking. Browse the right pane to the folder you want, then either pair matching folders and use the move buttons, or use **Send here** to drop the selection straight into whatever folder the right pane is showing.\n\nMoves from What's Using Space and from rules don't ask — they go into your Mac's own folder on the fast drive automatically, so Storage Studio always knows where to bring them back from.\n\nSee [What is Send here?](/faq/moving-folders/what-is-send-here-in-data-parking)","answer_html":"

Yes, with Data Parking. Browse the right pane to the folder you want, then either pair matching folders and use the move buttons, or use Send here to drop the selection straight into whatever folder the right pane is showing.

\n

Moves from What's Using Space and from rules don't ask — they go into your Mac's own folder on the fast drive automatically, so Storage Studio always knows where to bring them back from.

\n

See What is Send here?

","answer_text":"Yes, with Data Parking. Browse the right pane to the folder you want, then either pair matching folders and use the move buttons, or use Send here to drop the selection straight into whatever folder the right pane is showing.\n\nMoves from What's Using Space and from rules don't ask — they go into your Mac's own folder on the fast drive automatically, so Storage Studio always knows where to bring them back from.\n\nSee What is Send here?","tags":["destination","data parking","send here"],"related":[{"id":"moving-folders.what-is-send-here-in-data-parking","question":"What is \"Send here\" in Data Parking?","url":"/faq/moving-folders/what-is-send-here-in-data-parking"},{"id":"moving-folders.where-do-moved-folders-go-on-the-external-drive","question":"Where do moved folders go on the external drive?","url":"/faq/moving-folders/where-do-moved-folders-go-on-the-external-drive"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Can I choose exactly where on the fast drive a folder ends up? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes, in Data Parking: browse the right pane to the folder you want and use Send here, or pair matching folders and use the move buttons. Moves from What's Using Space and rules go into your Mac's own folder on the drive automatically.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Moving folders","path":"/faq/moving-folders/"},{"name":"Can I choose exactly where on the fast drive a folder ends up?","path":"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-choose-where-on-the-drive-a-folder-goes"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-choose-where-on-the-drive-a-folder-goes","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I choose exactly where on the fast drive a folder ends up?","alternateName":["Pick a destination folder on the external drive","Move into a specific folder on the SSD","Organise parked folders on the drive","data parking choose destination folder"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, with Data Parking. Browse the right pane to the folder you want, then either pair matching folders and use the move buttons, or use Send here to drop the selection straight into whatever folder the right pane is showing.\n\nMoves from What's Using Space and from rules don't ask — they go into your Mac's own folder on the fast drive automatically, so Storage Studio always knows where to bring them back from.\n\nSee What is Send here?","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-choose-where-on-the-drive-a-folder-goes"}}]},"fragment":"
\n
\n\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

Moving folders · Data Parking (the two-pane mover)

\n

Can I choose exactly where on the fast drive a folder ends up?

\n

Short answer: Yes, in Data Parking: browse the right pane to the folder you want and use Send here, or pair matching folders and use the move buttons. Moves from What's Using Space and rules go into your Mac's own folder on the drive automatically.

\n

Yes, with Data Parking. Browse the right pane to the folder you want, then either pair matching folders and use the move buttons, or use Send here to drop the selection straight into whatever folder the right pane is showing.

\n

Moves from What's Using Space and from rules don't ask — they go into your Mac's own folder on the fast drive automatically, so Storage Studio always knows where to bring them back from.

\n

See What is Send here?

\n\n

Last reviewed

\n\n

Related questions

\n

Also available as Markdown and JSON.

\n
"}