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

What settings does the gear in Data Parking control?

Q: What settings does the gear in Data Parking control?

The gear in the middle column opens Data Parking settings, with three controls: - Parallel transfers — how many transfers run at once (1 to 16, default 5). Lower it for spinning disks or a low-power Mac; changes apply to the next transfer, not ones already running. - Verification level — how thoroughly each move is checked: Fast (the default), Thorough, or Off. - Bypass recent-write guard and Recent-write window — whether Storage Studio holds folders that were written to recently, and how recent counts (1 hour up to 72 hours, default 12). See What is the verification level? and the recent-write guard.

Short answer: The gear opens Data Parking settings: Parallel transfers (1–16, default 5), Verification level (Fast, Thorough or Off), and the recent-write guard with its window (default 12 hours) that holds folders still being written to.

The gear in the middle column opens Data Parking settings, with three controls:

Parallel transfers — how many transfers run at once (1 to 16, default 5). Lower it for spinning disks or a low-power Mac; changes apply to the next transfer, not ones already running.
Verification level — how thoroughly each move is checked: Fast (the default), Thorough, or Off.
Bypass recent-write guard and Recent-write window — whether Storage Studio holds folders that were written to recently, and how recent counts (1 hour up to 72 hours, default 12).

See What is the verification level? and the recent-write guard.

Last reviewed October 1, 2026

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What settings does the gear in Data Parking control?

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