{"id":"moving-folders.what-do-the-cross-and-tick-marks-on-move-buttons-mean","url":"/faq/moving-folders/what-do-the-cross-and-tick-marks-on-move-buttons-mean","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"data-parking","title":"Data Parking (the two-pane mover)"},"question":"What do the ✕ and ✓ marks on Data Parking's move buttons mean?","alt_questions":["Cross and tick on Move, Merge and Relocate","Which button keeps my original?","data parking button marks","What happens to the original with each button?"],"short_answer":"They show the original's fate: ✕ on Move and Merge means the original is removed after the copy is checked; ✓ on Relocate means the original place keeps working through links. The arrow on each button points at the destination.","answer_markdown":"They show what happens to your original. **✕** (on Move and Merge) means the original is removed once the copy has been checked. **✓** (on Relocate) means the original place is kept working, with links standing in for the files.\n\nThe buttons are also colour-coded by what they do and carry an arrow pointing at the destination, so you can see the direction at a glance. They only become active when the panes are paired and the source side has a selection.\n\nSee [Move, Merge and Relocate compared](/faq/moving-folders/what-is-the-difference-between-move-merge-and-relocate).","answer_html":"

They show what happens to your original. ✕ (on Move and Merge) means the original is removed once the copy has been checked. ✓ (on Relocate) means the original place is kept working, with links standing in for the files.

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The buttons are also colour-coded by what they do and carry an arrow pointing at the destination, so you can see the direction at a glance. They only become active when the panes are paired and the source side has a selection.

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See Move, Merge and Relocate compared.

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Moving folders · Data Parking (the two-pane mover)

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What do the ✕ and ✓ marks on Data Parking's move buttons mean?

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Short answer: They show the original's fate: ✕ on Move and Merge means the original is removed after the copy is checked; ✓ on Relocate means the original place keeps working through links. The arrow on each button points at the destination.

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They show what happens to your original. ✕ (on Move and Merge) means the original is removed once the copy has been checked. ✓ (on Relocate) means the original place is kept working, with links standing in for the files.

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The buttons are also colour-coded by what they do and carry an arrow pointing at the destination, so you can see the direction at a glance. They only become active when the panes are paired and the source side has a selection.

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See Move, Merge and Relocate compared.

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