{"id":"moving-folders.can-i-move-a-project-or-code-folder","url":"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-move-a-project-or-code-folder","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"specific-folders","title":"Moving specific folders"},"question":"Can I move a project or code folder to the fast drive and keep working on it?","alt_questions":["Move my development projects to external SSD","Will my build tools still work after relocating a repo?","relocate project folder storage studio","Move node_modules heavy projects off my Mac","Work on files directly from the fast drive"],"short_answer":"Yes — use Relocate in Data Parking. It keeps the folder layout on your Mac and replaces each file with a link, so editors and build tools still see the same paths while the data lives on the drive. Don't move a project mid-build.","answer_markdown":"Yes — use **Relocate** in Data Parking. It keeps the folder structure in place on your Mac and replaces each file with a link to its new home, so editors, build tools and scripts still see the same layout and paths, while the data lives on the drive.\n\nTips that save trouble:\n\n- Move a project when you're **not** in the middle of a build or install; Data Parking holds folders written to recently anyway.\n- A fast SSD makes working from the drive feel normal; a slow one makes builds slower.\n- Projects are only reachable while the drive is connected.\n\nFor finished projects you rarely open, a plain **Move** to an archive folder on the drive frees the space without any links.\n\nSee [What does Relocate do?](/faq/moving-folders/what-does-relocate-do-in-data-parking)","answer_html":"

Yes — use Relocate in Data Parking. It keeps the folder structure in place on your Mac and replaces each file with a link to its new home, so editors, build tools and scripts still see the same layout and paths, while the data lives on the drive.

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Tips that save trouble:

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For finished projects you rarely open, a plain Move to an archive folder on the drive frees the space without any links.

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See What does Relocate do?

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Can I move a project or code folder to the fast drive and keep working on it?

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Short answer: Yes — use Relocate in Data Parking. It keeps the folder layout on your Mac and replaces each file with a link, so editors and build tools still see the same paths while the data lives on the drive. Don't move a project mid-build.

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Yes — use Relocate in Data Parking. It keeps the folder structure in place on your Mac and replaces each file with a link to its new home, so editors, build tools and scripts still see the same layout and paths, while the data lives on the drive.

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Tips that save trouble:

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  • Move a project when you're not in the middle of a build or install; Data Parking holds folders written to recently anyway.
  • A fast SSD makes working from the drive feel normal; a slow one makes builds slower.
  • Projects are only reachable while the drive is connected.
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For finished projects you rarely open, a plain Move to an archive folder on the drive frees the space without any links.

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See What does Relocate do?

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