{"id":"moving-folders.is-moving-folders-safe","url":"/faq/moving-folders/is-moving-folders-safe","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"safety-verification","title":"Safety and verification"},"question":"Is it safe to let Storage Studio move my folders?","alt_questions":["Can Storage Studio lose my files when moving?","Is relocating folders risky?","What if something goes wrong during a move?","is storage studio safe for moving files","Could a move corrupt my data?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Your original is never removed until the copy has been checked; a failed move cleans up only its incomplete copy; busy folders are held; and every move is recorded so it can be reversed with one click.","answer_markdown":"Yes — it's built so your original is never removed until the copy has been checked. If anything goes wrong partway, the original stays exactly where it was.\n\nThe safety steps:\n\n- A check that the copy is complete before the original is touched.\n- Automatic clean-up of an incomplete copy if a move fails — never of your original.\n- A hold on folders an app is still writing to.\n- Moves that wait for the drive and resume if it disconnects.\n- A record of every move, so it can be moved back with one click.\n\nCancelling a move at any point is safe. The one action that can't be undone is choosing to **replace** something already at the destination — Storage Studio warns you before that.\n\nSee [How does Storage Studio check a move worked?](/faq/moving-folders/how-does-storage-studio-check-a-move-worked)","answer_html":"

Yes — it's built so your original is never removed until the copy has been checked. If anything goes wrong partway, the original stays exactly where it was.

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The safety steps:

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Cancelling a move at any point is safe. The one action that can't be undone is choosing to replace something already at the destination — Storage Studio warns you before that.

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See How does Storage Studio check a move worked?

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Moving folders · Safety and verification

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Is it safe to let Storage Studio move my folders?

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Short answer: Yes. Your original is never removed until the copy has been checked; a failed move cleans up only its incomplete copy; busy folders are held; and every move is recorded so it can be reversed with one click.

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Yes — it's built so your original is never removed until the copy has been checked. If anything goes wrong partway, the original stays exactly where it was.

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The safety steps:

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  • A check that the copy is complete before the original is touched.
  • Automatic clean-up of an incomplete copy if a move fails — never of your original.
  • A hold on folders an app is still writing to.
  • Moves that wait for the drive and resume if it disconnects.
  • A record of every move, so it can be moved back with one click.
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Cancelling a move at any point is safe. The one action that can't be undone is choosing to replace something already at the destination — Storage Studio warns you before that.

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See How does Storage Studio check a move worked?

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