{"id":"moving-folders.can-several-macs-share-one-drive-for-moved-folders","url":"/faq/moving-folders/can-several-macs-share-one-drive-for-moved-folders","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"basics","title":"How moving folders works"},"question":"Can several Macs move folders to the same external drive?","alt_questions":["Can two Macs use one fast drive?","Will files from different Macs get mixed up on the drive?","Share one external SSD between my MacBook and iMac","multiple macs same storage studio drive","Can my family's Macs park files on one drive?","Can two Macs use the same external drive with Storage Studio without mixing files?","Share one fast drive between my MacBook and iMac","Use the same SSD for two Macs","Will files from two Macs get mixed up on one drive?","one external drive multiple macs storage studio","Where are each Mac's files on a shared drive?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Storage Studio keeps each Mac's moved files in a folder named after that Mac, so several Macs can share one drive or one cloud account without their files mixing. Each Mac manages only its own moves.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Storage Studio keeps each Mac's moved and parked files in a folder named after that Mac, so several Macs can share one drive — or one cloud account — without their files mixing.\n\nEach Mac only manages its own moves: the links on one Mac point into that Mac's folder. Remember that a moved folder is only reachable on the Mac it came from while the drive is plugged into that Mac.\n\nSee [Where do moved folders go on the external drive?](/faq/moving-folders/where-do-moved-folders-go-on-the-external-drive)","answer_html":"

Yes. Storage Studio keeps each Mac's moved and parked files in a folder named after that Mac, so several Macs can share one drive — or one cloud account — without their files mixing.

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Each Mac only manages its own moves: the links on one Mac point into that Mac's folder. Remember that a moved folder is only reachable on the Mac it came from while the drive is plugged into that Mac.

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See Where do moved folders go on the external drive?

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Can several Macs move folders to the same external drive?

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Short answer: Yes. Storage Studio keeps each Mac's moved files in a folder named after that Mac, so several Macs can share one drive or one cloud account without their files mixing. Each Mac manages only its own moves.

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Yes. Storage Studio keeps each Mac's moved and parked files in a folder named after that Mac, so several Macs can share one drive — or one cloud account — without their files mixing.

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Each Mac only manages its own moves: the links on one Mac point into that Mac's folder. Remember that a moved folder is only reachable on the Mac it came from while the drive is plugged into that Mac.

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See Where do moved folders go on the external drive?

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