{"id":"moving-folders.can-i-select-several-folders-at-once-in-data-parking","url":"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-select-several-folders-at-once-in-data-parking","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"data-parking","title":"Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"},"question":"Can I move several folders at once in Data Parking?","alt_questions":["Select multiple folders in Data Parking","Move many folders in one go","Select all in Data Parking","batch move folders storage studio"],"short_answer":"Yes. Tick the checkbox on each row, or use the All toggle in the footer to select everything visible, then use a move button. Each item becomes its own move; folders with recent writes are held while the rest go ahead.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Each row has a checkbox, so tick as many files and folders as you like, or use the **All** toggle in the pane's footer to select everything visible. Then use a move button or Send here; each item becomes its own move in the queue.\n\nThe footer shows the total size of what you've selected — counting only folders that have finished measuring and saying how many are still outstanding. If some selected folders were written to recently, only those are held; the rest go ahead.\n\nSee [Why was my move blocked for recent writes?](/faq/moving-folders/why-was-my-move-blocked-for-recent-writes)","answer_html":"

Yes. Each row has a checkbox, so tick as many files and folders as you like, or use the All toggle in the pane's footer to select everything visible. Then use a move button or Send here; each item becomes its own move in the queue.

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The footer shows the total size of what you've selected — counting only folders that have finished measuring and saying how many are still outstanding. If some selected folders were written to recently, only those are held; the rest go ahead.

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See Why was my move blocked for recent writes?

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

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Can I move several folders at once in Data Parking?

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Short answer: Yes. Tick the checkbox on each row, or use the All toggle in the footer to select everything visible, then use a move button. Each item becomes its own move; folders with recent writes are held while the rest go ahead.

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Yes. Each row has a checkbox, so tick as many files and folders as you like, or use the All toggle in the pane's footer to select everything visible. Then use a move button or Send here; each item becomes its own move in the queue.

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The footer shows the total size of what you've selected — counting only folders that have finished measuring and saying how many are still outstanding. If some selected folders were written to recently, only those are held; the rest go ahead.

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See Why was my move blocked for recent writes?

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