{"id":"moving-folders.how-do-i-change-data-parking-settings","url":"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-change-data-parking-settings","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"data-parking","title":"Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"},"question":"What settings does the gear in Data Parking control?","alt_questions":["Data Parking settings","How many files transfer at once?","Change parallel transfers","verification level setting storage studio","Where is the recent-write guard setting?"],"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.","answer_markdown":"The gear in the middle column opens **Data Parking settings**, with three controls:\n\n- **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.\n- **Verification level** — how thoroughly each move is checked: **Fast** (the default), **Thorough**, or **Off**.\n- **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).\n\nSee [What is the verification level?](/faq/moving-folders/what-verification-levels-does-data-parking-offer) and [the recent-write guard](/faq/moving-folders/why-was-my-move-blocked-for-recent-writes).","answer_html":"

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

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","answer_text":"The gear in the middle column opens Data Parking settings, with three controls:\n\n- 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.\n- Verification level — how thoroughly each move is checked: Fast (the default), Thorough, or Off.\n- 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).\n\nSee What is the verification level? and the recent-write guard.","tags":["settings","data parking","parallel transfers"],"related":[{"id":"moving-folders.what-verification-levels-does-data-parking-offer","question":"What do the Fast, Thorough and Off verification levels mean in Data Parking?","url":"/faq/moving-folders/what-verification-levels-does-data-parking-offer"},{"id":"moving-folders.why-was-my-move-blocked-for-recent-writes","question":"Why was my move blocked because of recent writes?","url":"/faq/moving-folders/why-was-my-move-blocked-for-recent-writes"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What settings does the gear in Data Parking control? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"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.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Moving folders","path":"/faq/moving-folders/"},{"name":"What settings does the gear in Data Parking control?","path":"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-change-data-parking-settings"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-change-data-parking-settings","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What settings does the gear in Data Parking control?","alternateName":["Data Parking settings","How many files transfer at once?","Change parallel transfers","verification level setting storage studio","Where is the recent-write guard setting?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The gear in the middle column opens Data Parking settings, with three controls:\n\n- 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.\n- Verification level — how thoroughly each move is checked: Fast (the default), Thorough, or Off.\n- 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).\n\nSee What is the verification level? and the recent-write guard.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-change-data-parking-settings"}}]},"fragment":"
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Moving folders · Data Parking (the two-pane mover)

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What settings does the gear in Data Parking control?

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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.

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

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

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