{"id":"moving-folders.what-happens-if-i-quit-storage-studio-during-a-move","url":"/faq/moving-folders/what-happens-if-i-quit-storage-studio-during-a-move","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"drive-and-interruptions","title":"Drive disconnects and interrupted moves"},"question":"Will a folder move survive quitting Storage Studio or restarting my Mac?","alt_questions":["Mac restarted in the middle of a move","Quit the app while copying","Does a move resume after relaunch?","storage studio crashed during move","Power cut during relocation"],"short_answer":"Your original is safe. Storage Studio records every move in progress and re-attaches to it on relaunch. Originals are only removed after the copy is checked, and a move left half-finished offers Put the link back to complete it.","answer_markdown":"Your original is safe, and the move picks back up. Storage Studio keeps a record of every move in progress and re-attaches to it when it relaunches; the progress sheet and row status come back as they were.\n\nBecause the original is only removed after the copy has been checked, an interruption at any earlier stage can't lose data. If a move was left half-finished at the last step, its row offers **Put the link back** to finish it.\n\nSee [What happens if a move fails partway?](/faq/moving-folders/what-happens-if-a-move-fails-partway)","answer_html":"

Your original is safe, and the move picks back up. Storage Studio keeps a record of every move in progress and re-attaches to it when it relaunches; the progress sheet and row status come back as they were.

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Because the original is only removed after the copy has been checked, an interruption at any earlier stage can't lose data. If a move was left half-finished at the last step, its row offers Put the link back to finish it.

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See What happens if a move fails partway?

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Moving folders · Drive disconnects and interrupted moves

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Will a folder move survive quitting Storage Studio or restarting my Mac?

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Short answer: Your original is safe. Storage Studio records every move in progress and re-attaches to it on relaunch. Originals are only removed after the copy is checked, and a move left half-finished offers Put the link back to complete it.

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Your original is safe, and the move picks back up. Storage Studio keeps a record of every move in progress and re-attaches to it when it relaunches; the progress sheet and row status come back as they were.

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Because the original is only removed after the copy has been checked, an interruption at any earlier stage can't lose data. If a move was left half-finished at the last step, its row offers Put the link back to finish it.

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See What happens if a move fails partway?

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