{"id":"moving-folders.how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves","url":"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"moving-back","title":"Moving folders back"},"question":"How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once?","alt_questions":["Roll back last batch","Undo everything Storage Studio just moved","Reverse the last automatic moves","undo what just happened storage studio","Put back the most recent moves","How do I undo the last batch of moves?","I moved the wrong folder","undo a move Storage Studio","put my folders back where they were","undo last relocation"],"short_answer":"Open More (•••) → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch. It returns the most recent batch of moves using the safe move back, skipping (and reporting) anything it can't return without overwriting.","answer_markdown":"Open **More (•••) → Restore Points** and choose **Roll Back Last Batch**. It returns the most recent batch of moved files to where they came from, using the same safe move back Storage Studio uses everywhere.\n\nIt never overwrites your data: if something can't go back without overwriting what's now at the original spot, it skips that item, tells you, and leaves everything else untouched.\n\nStorage Studio takes a restore point of its own records before each batch of moves automatically, so this is always available while the drive is connected. Cache clean-ups can't be rolled back, since caches rebuild themselves.\n\nSee [Restore Points](/manual/restore-points) and [backups](/faq/backups/).","answer_html":"<p>Open <strong>More (•••) → Restore Points</strong> and choose <strong>Roll Back Last Batch</strong>. It returns the most recent batch of moved files to where they came from, using the same safe move back Storage Studio uses everywhere.</p>\n<p>It never overwrites your data: if something can&#39;t go back without overwriting what&#39;s now at the original spot, it skips that item, tells you, and leaves everything else untouched.</p>\n<p>Storage Studio takes a restore point of its own records before each batch of moves automatically, so this is always available while the drive is connected. Cache clean-ups can&#39;t be rolled back, since caches rebuild themselves.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/manual/restore-points\">Restore Points</a> and <a href=\"/faq/backups/\">backups</a>.</p>","answer_text":"Open More (•••) → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch. It returns the most recent batch of moved files to where they came from, using the same safe move back Storage Studio uses everywhere.\n\nIt never overwrites your data: if something can't go back without overwriting what's now at the original spot, it skips that item, tells you, and leaves everything else untouched.\n\nStorage Studio takes a restore point of its own records before each batch of moves automatically, so this is always available while the drive is connected. Cache clean-ups can't be rolled back, since caches rebuild themselves.\n\nSee Restore Points and backups.","tags":["roll back","restore points","undo","moves"],"related":[{"id":"moving-folders.can-i-undo-a-folder-move","question":"Can I undo a folder move?","url":"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Open More (•••) → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch. It returns the most recent batch of moves using the safe move back, skipping (and reporting) anything it can't return without overwriting.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Moving folders","path":"/faq/moving-folders/"},{"name":"How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once?","path":"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once?","alternateName":["Roll back last batch","Undo everything Storage Studio just moved","Reverse the last automatic moves","undo what just happened storage studio","Put back the most recent moves","How do I undo the last batch of moves?","I moved the wrong folder","undo a move Storage Studio","put my folders back where they were","undo last relocation"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Open More (•••) → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch. It returns the most recent batch of moved files to where they came from, using the same safe move back Storage Studio uses everywhere.\n\nIt never overwrites your data: if something can't go back without overwriting what's now at the original spot, it skips that item, tells you, and leaves everything else untouched.\n\nStorage Studio takes a restore point of its own records before each batch of moves automatically, so this is always available while the drive is connected. Cache clean-ups can't be rolled back, since caches rebuild themselves.\n\nSee Restore Points and backups.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\" aria-current=\"true\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#basics\">How moving folders works</a> <span>24</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#data-parking\">Data Parking (the two-pane mover)</a> <span>37</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#whats-using-space-moves\">Moving from What&#39;s Using Space</a> <span>3</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#moving-back\">Moving folders back</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#safety-verification\">Safety and verification</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#folders-in-use\">Folders an app is using</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#drive-and-interruptions\">Drive disconnects and interrupted moves</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#rules\">Rules and Auto Rules</a> <span>18</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#specific-folders\">Moving specific folders</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#cloud-destinations\">Moving folders to a cloud account</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#messages-and-problems\">Messages and problems</a> <span>10</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> · <a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/#moving-back\">Moving folders back</a></p>\n<h1>How do I undo a whole batch of moves at once?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Open More (•••) → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch. It returns the most recent batch of moves using the safe move back, skipping (and reporting) anything it can&#39;t return without overwriting.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Open <strong>More (•••) → Restore Points</strong> and choose <strong>Roll Back Last Batch</strong>. It returns the most recent batch of moved files to where they came from, using the same safe move back Storage Studio uses everywhere.</p>\n<p>It never overwrites your data: if something can&#39;t go back without overwriting what&#39;s now at the original spot, it skips that item, tells you, and leaves everything else untouched.</p>\n<p>Storage Studio takes a restore point of its own records before each batch of moves automatically, so this is always available while the drive is connected. Cache clean-ups can&#39;t be rolled back, since caches rebuild themselves.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/manual/restore-points\">Restore Points</a> and <a href=\"/faq/backups/\">backups</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/can-i-undo-a-folder-move\">Can I undo a folder move?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-undo-a-whole-batch-of-moves.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}