Privacy & safety · Keeping your files safe
What happens if my Mac shuts down or the drive is unplugged in the middle of a move?
Short answer: Your files are safe. Moves are tracked from start to finish, so at next launch Storage Studio either completes the move or puts everything back. The original is never removed until a complete, checked copy exists.
Your files are protected. Every move is tracked from start to finish, so the next time Storage Studio launches it picks up where it left off and either finishes the move cleanly or puts everything back where it was, with nothing missing.
The original is never removed until a complete, checked copy exists. If the copy didn't finish, the original is still in place.
The same applies to clear-ups: anything whose recoverable copy completed is added to the Recycle Vault, and anything that didn't finish is undone. Nothing is ever reported as removed while it's still on your disk.