{"id":"moving-folders.does-data-parking-keep-my-folder-structure","url":"/faq/moving-folders/does-data-parking-keep-my-folder-structure","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"data-parking","title":"Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"},"question":"Does Data Parking keep my folder structure when I move a subfolder?","alt_questions":["Will a nested folder land in the right place on the drive?","Does it recreate missing parent folders?","pair relative moves storage studio","Move a deep subfolder and keep the same path on the drive","Why did my folder end up at the same depth on the other side?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Once paired, anything you move lands at the matching place in the destination's folder tree, and missing folders along the way are created for you. Navigating above the paired folders un-pairs them.","answer_markdown":"Yes, once the panes are paired. Whatever you move keeps its place in the tree: pair at `Projects`, drill into `Projects/Work/2024/ClientX`, move `Assets`, and it lands at the matching spot on the destination. Any folders missing along the way are created for you.\n\nYou can browse the two sides to different depths. Navigating above the paired folders — or to a different drive — simply un-pairs them, and **Already at the pair root — unpair first to navigate higher** tells you when you've reached the top of a pairing.\n\nSee [What does Pair do?](/faq/moving-folders/what-does-pair-do-in-data-parking)","answer_html":"

Yes, once the panes are paired. Whatever you move keeps its place in the tree: pair at Projects, drill into Projects/Work/2024/ClientX, move Assets, and it lands at the matching spot on the destination. Any folders missing along the way are created for you.

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You can browse the two sides to different depths. Navigating above the paired folders — or to a different drive — simply un-pairs them, and Already at the pair root — unpair first to navigate higher tells you when you've reached the top of a pairing.

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

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Does Data Parking keep my folder structure when I move a subfolder?

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Short answer: Yes. Once paired, anything you move lands at the matching place in the destination's folder tree, and missing folders along the way are created for you. Navigating above the paired folders un-pairs them.

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Yes, once the panes are paired. Whatever you move keeps its place in the tree: pair at Projects, drill into Projects/Work/2024/ClientX, move Assets, and it lands at the matching spot on the destination. Any folders missing along the way are created for you.

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You can browse the two sides to different depths. Navigating above the paired folders — or to a different drive — simply un-pairs them, and Already at the pair root — unpair first to navigate higher tells you when you've reached the top of a pairing.

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