{"id":"privacy-safety.how-do-i-undo-a-move","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/how-do-i-undo-a-move","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"undo-and-recovery","title":"Undo and recovery"},"question":"How do I undo a move I just made with Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["I moved the wrong folder — how do I put it back?","Roll back the last batch storage studio","How do I move a folder back to my Mac?","undo relocation storage studio","Can I reverse what Storage Studio did?"],"short_answer":"Click Move back on the folder in the Storage Inspector's Relocated panel, or use More → Restore Points → Roll Back Last Batch for the latest batch. Neither overwrites anything you've saved since; the drive must be connected.","answer_markdown":"Two ways:\n\n- **One folder:** open the Storage Inspector, find it in the **Relocated** panel and click **Move back**. It's copied back to your built-in drive and the shortcut is removed.\n- **The latest batch:** open **More → Restore Points** and choose **Roll Back Last Batch** to return the most recent batch of moves to where they came from.\n\nNeither ever overwrites your data. If something new now sits where a file would return, that item is skipped and you're told, while everything else goes back. Your external drive needs to be connected. See [Restore Points](/manual/restore-points).","answer_html":"

Two ways:

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Neither ever overwrites your data. If something new now sits where a file would return, that item is skipped and you're told, while everything else goes back. Your external drive needs to be connected. See Restore Points.

","answer_text":"Two ways:\n\n- One folder: open the Storage Inspector, find it in the Relocated panel and click Move back. It's copied back to your built-in drive and the shortcut is removed.\n- The latest batch: open More → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch to return the most recent batch of moves to where they came from.\n\nNeither ever overwrites your data. If something new now sits where a file would return, that item is skipped and you're told, while everything else goes back. Your external drive needs to be connected. See Restore Points.","tags":["undo","move back","restore points"],"related":[{"id":"freeing-space.what-is-the-recycle-vault","question":"What is the Recycle Vault, Storage Studio's recoverable trash?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-recycle-vault"},{"id":"privacy-safety.how-does-storage-studio-keep-my-files-safe-during-a-move","question":"How does Storage Studio make sure a move doesn't lose my files?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/how-does-storage-studio-keep-my-files-safe-during-a-move"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I undo a move I just made with Storage Studio? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Click Move back on the folder in the Storage Inspector's Relocated panel, or use More → Restore Points → Roll Back Last Batch for the latest batch. Neither overwrites anything you've saved since; the drive must be connected.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Privacy & safety","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/"},{"name":"How do I undo a move I just made with Storage Studio?","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/how-do-i-undo-a-move"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/how-do-i-undo-a-move","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I undo a move I just made with Storage Studio?","alternateName":["I moved the wrong folder — how do I put it back?","Roll back the last batch storage studio","How do I move a folder back to my Mac?","undo relocation storage studio","Can I reverse what Storage Studio did?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Two ways:\n\n- One folder: open the Storage Inspector, find it in the Relocated panel and click Move back. It's copied back to your built-in drive and the shortcut is removed.\n- The latest batch: open More → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch to return the most recent batch of moves to where they came from.\n\nNeither ever overwrites your data. If something new now sits where a file would return, that item is skipped and you're told, while everything else goes back. Your external drive needs to be connected. See Restore Points.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/how-do-i-undo-a-move"}}]},"fragment":"
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How do I undo a move I just made with Storage Studio?

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Short answer: Click Move back on the folder in the Storage Inspector's Relocated panel, or use More → Restore Points → Roll Back Last Batch for the latest batch. Neither overwrites anything you've saved since; the drive must be connected.

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Two ways:

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  • One folder: open the Storage Inspector, find it in the Relocated panel and click Move back. It's copied back to your built-in drive and the shortcut is removed.
  • The latest batch: open More → Restore Points and choose Roll Back Last Batch to return the most recent batch of moves to where they came from.
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Neither ever overwrites your data. If something new now sits where a file would return, that item is skipped and you're told, while everything else goes back. Your external drive needs to be connected. See Restore Points.

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