---
id: moving-folders.can-i-move-a-folder-that-is-already-on-the-fast-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-move-a-folder-that-is-already-on-the-fast-drive
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Moving specific folders"
question: "Can I move a folder that's already a link to the fast drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "Move an already relocated folder again"
  - "Copy a file onto its own shortcut"
  - "What happens if I relocate a link?"
  - "loop detection storage studio"
  - "Relocating a folder twice"
short_answer: "Data Parking's loop detection stops it copying a file onto its own link, which would otherwise destroy the data the link points to; links in a selection are skipped. To re-arrange, move the folder back first, then move it again."
tags: ["links", "data parking", "safety"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-does-relocate-do-in-data-parking"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I move a folder that's already a link to the fast drive?

Storage Studio protects you from moving something onto itself. Data Parking has loop detection, so it won't copy a file onto its own link — which would otherwise destroy the very data the link points to. Links that are already in a selection are skipped rather than moved.

If you want to change where something lives on the drive, move it back first, then move it again to the new place. See [Can I undo a folder move?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move)