{"id":"moving-folders.can-i-move-folders-between-two-external-drives","url":"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-move-folders-between-two-external-drives","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"data-parking","title":"Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"},"question":"Can Data Parking move folders between two external drives?","alt_questions":["Move files from one SSD to another","Choose any folder destination","Transfer between external drives with Storage Studio","Use a different drive as the destination"],"short_answer":"Yes. Start the left pane on the first drive with its folder picker, choose the second with Choose any folder… in the right pane, then Move, Merge or Send here between them. To switch your whole fast drive to a new one, use Transfer Drive.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Use the left pane's folder picker to start on the first drive, and **Choose any folder…** in the right pane's destination menu to point at the second. Move, Merge and Send here then work between them like anywhere else, with the same checks before anything is removed.\n\nTo copy your whole fast drive onto a new, bigger drive, use the dedicated Transfer Drive option instead — see [external drives](/faq/external-drives/).","answer_html":"

Yes. Use the left pane's folder picker to start on the first drive, and Choose any folder… in the right pane's destination menu to point at the second. Move, Merge and Send here then work between them like anywhere else, with the same checks before anything is removed.

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To copy your whole fast drive onto a new, bigger drive, use the dedicated Transfer Drive option instead — see external drives.

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

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Can Data Parking move folders between two external drives?

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Short answer: Yes. Start the left pane on the first drive with its folder picker, choose the second with Choose any folder… in the right pane, then Move, Merge or Send here between them. To switch your whole fast drive to a new one, use Transfer Drive.

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Yes. Use the left pane's folder picker to start on the first drive, and Choose any folder… in the right pane's destination menu to point at the second. Move, Merge and Send here then work between them like anywhere else, with the same checks before anything is removed.

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To copy your whole fast drive onto a new, bigger drive, use the dedicated Transfer Drive option instead — see external drives.

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