Moving folders · Safety and verification
How does Storage Studio check that a move worked?
Short answer: It checks the copy on the drive against your original before removing anything, and after a move that leaves links it confirms every link points into the copy and reads correctly. A move either finishes verified or your original stays put.
Before your original is removed, Storage Studio checks the copy on the drive against the original; after a move that leaves links, it also checks that every link points into the copy and reads correctly. Your original is only removed once the copy has passed.
The main checks:
- The copy is complete — measured against the live source, and the move only completes when the copy genuinely is.
- Files match — by default size, modification date and permissions are compared; Data Parking can also compare every byte.
- Links resolve — anything that opens a moved file still finds it.
We don't publish every detail of how the checks work, but what it means for you is simple: a move either finishes verified, or your original stays where it was.