{"id":"moving-folders.what-if-a-moved-folders-files-go-missing-from-my-drive","url":"/faq/moving-folders/what-if-a-moved-folders-files-go-missing-from-my-drive","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"messages-and-problems","title":"Messages and problems"},"question":"What happens if the files of a moved folder go missing from my external drive?","alt_questions":["Moved files check","Storage Studio says files of a moved folder are missing","Repair links moved folder","Remove broken links","My moved folder's files were deleted from the drive"],"short_answer":"Storage Studio checks the folders it has moved and tells you if their files on the drive go missing. Put it back restores a folder from the drive's Trash; the Moved files window offers Check now, Repair links or Remove broken links. An unplugged drive is never a problem.","answer_markdown":"Storage Studio tells you, with a way to fix it. It checks the folders it has moved a few minutes after launch, every few hours and when your drive is plugged back in. A drive that's simply unplugged is never a problem — you hear about it only when the drive is connected and the files still can't be found.\n\n- **If the folder is in the drive's Trash**, **Put it back** returns it in one click and every app finds its files again.\n- **If it's gone**, the alert names the app affected, and the **Moved files** window explains what you can do: restore it from the drive's Trash or a backup and click **Check now**, or **Remove broken links…**, which removes only the links that point at nothing so the app can rebuild what it can.\n- **If a folder was moved twice**, **Repair links** points it straight at its files.\n\nChoose these alerts in **Settings → Notifications**.\n\nSee [moving the same folder twice](/faq/moving-folders/can-storage-studio-move-the-same-folder-twice).","answer_html":"

Storage Studio tells you, with a way to fix it. It checks the folders it has moved a few minutes after launch, every few hours and when your drive is plugged back in. A drive that's simply unplugged is never a problem — you hear about it only when the drive is connected and the files still can't be found.

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Choose these alerts in Settings → Notifications.

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See moving the same folder twice.

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Moving folders · Messages and problems

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What happens if the files of a moved folder go missing from my external drive?

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Short answer: Storage Studio checks the folders it has moved and tells you if their files on the drive go missing. Put it back restores a folder from the drive's Trash; the Moved files window offers Check now, Repair links or Remove broken links. An unplugged drive is never a problem.

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Storage Studio tells you, with a way to fix it. It checks the folders it has moved a few minutes after launch, every few hours and when your drive is plugged back in. A drive that's simply unplugged is never a problem — you hear about it only when the drive is connected and the files still can't be found.

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  • If the folder is in the drive's Trash, Put it back returns it in one click and every app finds its files again.
  • If it's gone, the alert names the app affected, and the Moved files window explains what you can do: restore it from the drive's Trash or a backup and click Check now, or Remove broken links…, which removes only the links that point at nothing so the app can rebuild what it can.
  • If a folder was moved twice, Repair links points it straight at its files.
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Choose these alerts in Settings → Notifications.

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See moving the same folder twice.

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