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Click the Pair / Unpair indicator in the middle column. Once unpaired, each pane browses on its own again and the paired move buttons switch off. Navigating above the paired folders — or to a different drive — also un-pairs them automatically.

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If you press the up-arrow at the top of a pairing, Data Parking tells you "Already at the pair root — unpair first to navigate higher", so you don't lose the pairing by accident. A deliberate unpair is respected; Storage Studio won't quietly re-pair the same folders behind your back.

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How do I unpair the two panes in Data Parking?

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Short answer: Click the Pair / Unpair indicator in the middle column, and the panes browse independently again. If the up-arrow says you're already at the pair root, unpair first to go higher. Navigating to a different drive also unpairs.

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Click the Pair / Unpair indicator in the middle column. Once unpaired, each pane browses on its own again and the paired move buttons switch off. Navigating above the paired folders — or to a different drive — also un-pairs them automatically.

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If you press the up-arrow at the top of a pairing, Data Parking tells you "Already at the pair root — unpair first to navigate higher", so you don't lose the pairing by accident. A deliberate unpair is respected; Storage Studio won't quietly re-pair the same folders behind your back.

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See What does Pair do?

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