{"id":"moving-folders.how-does-storage-studio-check-a-move-worked","url":"/faq/moving-folders/how-does-storage-studio-check-a-move-worked","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"safety-verification","title":"Safety and verification"},"question":"How does Storage Studio check that a move worked?","alt_questions":["Does Storage Studio verify copies?","How do I know my files arrived intact?","Is the copy checked before the original is deleted?","move verification storage studio","What does Checking every file arrived intact mean?"],"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.","answer_markdown":"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.\n\nThe main checks:\n\n- **The copy is complete** — measured against the live source, and the move only completes when the copy genuinely is.\n- **Files match** — by default size, modification date and permissions are compared; Data Parking can also compare every byte.\n- **Links resolve** — anything that opens a moved file still finds it.\n\nWe 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.\n\nSee [What verification levels does Data Parking offer?](/faq/moving-folders/what-verification-levels-does-data-parking-offer)","answer_html":"

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.

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The main checks:

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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.

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See What verification levels does Data Parking offer?

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Moving folders · Safety and verification

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How does Storage Studio check that a move worked?

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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.

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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.

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The main checks:

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  • 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.
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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.

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See What verification levels does Data Parking offer?

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