{"id":"moving-folders.can-i-undo-a-folder-move","url":"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"moving-back","title":"Moving folders back"},"question":"Can I undo a folder move?","alt_questions":["Is moving a folder reversible?","What if I change my mind after moving?","Undo move to external drive","reverse storage studio relocation","How do I get my folder back?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Every move is recorded: use Move back in What's Using Space, Revert in Data Parking's Moves log, or Roll Back Last Batch in Restore Points. The fast drive needs to be connected, since that's where the files are.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Every move is recorded, and anything moved to the fast drive can be brought back with one click — **Move back** in What's Using Space's Relocated panel, or **Revert** in Data Parking's Moves log. To return the most recent batch of moves all at once, use **Roll Back Last Batch** in **More → Restore Points**.\n\nThe honest caveat: undoing needs the fast drive connected, because that's where the files are now. Reconnect it and everything can come back.\n\nWhat can't be undone is choosing to *replace* something at a destination, or clearing caches. See [How do I move a folder back?](/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move)","answer_html":"

Yes. Every move is recorded, and anything moved to the fast drive can be brought back with one click — Move back in What's Using Space's Relocated panel, or Revert in Data Parking's Moves log. To return the most recent batch of moves all at once, use Roll Back Last Batch in More → Restore Points.

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The honest caveat: undoing needs the fast drive connected, because that's where the files are now. Reconnect it and everything can come back.

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What can't be undone is choosing to replace something at a destination, or clearing caches. See How do I move a folder back?

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Can I undo a folder move?

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Short answer: Yes. Every move is recorded: use Move back in What's Using Space, Revert in Data Parking's Moves log, or Roll Back Last Batch in Restore Points. The fast drive needs to be connected, since that's where the files are.

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Yes. Every move is recorded, and anything moved to the fast drive can be brought back with one click — Move back in What's Using Space's Relocated panel, or Revert in Data Parking's Moves log. To return the most recent batch of moves all at once, use Roll Back Last Batch in More → Restore Points.

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The honest caveat: undoing needs the fast drive connected, because that's where the files are now. Reconnect it and everything can come back.

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What can't be undone is choosing to replace something at a destination, or clearing caches. See How do I move a folder back?

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