---
id: moving-folders.can-i-move-files-from-the-drive-back-with-data-parking
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-move-files-from-the-drive-back-with-data-parking
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"
question: "Can I move files from the fast drive back to my Mac with Data Parking?"
alt_questions:
  - "Move right to left in Data Parking"
  - "Bring files back from external drive"
  - "Data Parking reverse direction"
  - "Copy from fast drive to Mac"
short_answer: "Yes. Move and Merge work in both directions — use the arrows pointing at your Mac's side — and Send here has a button for each direction. Relocate only goes from your Mac outwards. For Storage Studio's own moves, Move back or Revert is simpler."
tags: ["data parking", "direction", "move back"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-revert-a-data-parking-move"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I move files from the fast drive back to my Mac with Data Parking?

Yes. **Move** and **Merge** work in both directions — the arrows point at the destination, so use the ones pointing to your Mac's side. **Send here** also has a button for each direction. **Relocate** only goes from your Mac to the destination, since it's the one that leaves links behind.

For something Storage Studio moved itself, the one-click move back (or **Revert** in the Moves log) is simpler, because it knows exactly where everything came from. See [Can I undo a folder move?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move)