---
id: moving-folders.do-moved-folders-keep-working-after-a-macos-update
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/do-moved-folders-keep-working-after-a-macos-update
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "How moving folders works"
question: "Do moved folders keep working after a macOS or Storage Studio update?"
alt_questions:
  - "Will updating macOS break relocated folders?"
  - "Links after a macOS upgrade"
  - "Moved files after updating Storage Studio"
  - "storage studio after mac update"
short_answer: "Yes. Links are part of your Mac's file system and survive macOS and Storage Studio updates. An update can occasionally drop Full Disk Access, which stops new moves reaching protected folders; Storage Studio tells you, and you can grant it again."
tags: ["macos update", "links", "full disk access"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/rules-dont-move-anything-from-documents-or-desktop"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Do moved folders keep working after a macOS or Storage Studio update?

Yes. The links are part of your Mac's file system and survive updates to macOS and to Storage Studio, and Storage Studio keeps its record of every move across updates.

One thing that can change after an update is permissions: your Mac sometimes drops Storage Studio's Full Disk Access, which stops new moves and rules from reaching protected folders (existing moved files still open). Storage Studio tells you when that happens; grant it again in **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access**.

See [Why don't my rules move anything from Documents?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/rules-dont-move-anything-from-documents-or-desktop)