---
id: moving-folders.do-my-apps-still-work-after-i-move-their-folders
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/do-my-apps-still-work-after-i-move-their-folders
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "How moving folders works"
question: "Will my apps and projects still work after I move their folders?"
alt_questions:
  - "Will moving a folder break my projects?"
  - "Do file paths stay the same after relocation?"
  - "Will my editor still find files on the external drive?"
  - "does relocating break build tools"
  - "Will scripts still work after moving their folder?"
short_answer: "Yes, while the drive is connected. A link is left at every original location, so editors, build tools, backup apps and scripts still find files at the same paths. Just don't move a folder an app is still writing to."
tags: ["apps", "projects", "paths", "moving folders"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-does-relocate-do-in-data-parking", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-is-the-shortcut-left-behind-after-a-move"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Will my apps and projects still work after I move their folders?

Yes, while the drive is connected. Storage Studio leaves a link at every original file location, so anything that opens a file by its path — editors, build tools, backup apps, scripts — finds it in the same place.

With Data Parking's **Relocate** action the whole folder layout stays where it was and each file becomes a link to its new home, so tools that walk the folder still see the same structure.

Two cautions:

- Don't move a folder while an app is still writing to it; Storage Studio holds such moves for you.
- If you work without the drive, the linked files can't be opened until it's back.

See [What is Relocate in Data Parking?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-does-relocate-do-in-data-parking)