---
id: moving-folders.can-i-edit-files-after-moving-them
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-edit-files-after-moving-them
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Moving specific folders"
question: "Can I keep editing files after they've been moved to the fast drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "Edit a document that was relocated"
  - "Do changes save to the external drive?"
  - "Can I add files to a moved folder?"
  - "working with moved files storage studio"
short_answer: "Yes. Open and edit them as usual — the link leads to the file on the fast drive and changes save there. New files you add stay on your Mac unless auto-sync is on for that folder. The drive just needs to be connected."
tags: ["editing", "moved files", "auto-sync"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-happens-to-new-files-when-i-move-a-folder-back", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/does-moving-back-turn-off-auto-sync"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I keep editing files after they've been moved to the fast drive?

Yes. Open and edit them exactly as before — the link at the original place leads to the file on the fast drive, so changes are saved there. New files you add to a moved folder stay on your Mac unless auto-sync is on for that folder, in which case they follow it to the drive.

The only requirement is that the drive is connected while you work. See [auto-sync in What's Using Space](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/).