---
id: moving-folders.how-does-storage-studio-check-a-move-worked
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-does-storage-studio-check-a-move-worked
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["verification", "safety", "moving folders"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-verification-levels-does-data-parking-offer", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/is-moving-folders-safe", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-happens-if-a-move-fails-partway"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How does Storage Studio check that a move worked?

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.

See [What verification levels does Data Parking offer?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-verification-levels-does-data-parking-offer)