{"id":"settings.what-does-the-data-parking-row-show","url":"/faq/settings/what-does-the-data-parking-row-show","category":{"id":"settings","title":"Settings & keep-time"},"subcategory":{"id":"services-health","title":"Services and self-healing"},"question":"What does the Data Parking row in Settings → Services mean?","alt_questions":["Data Parking moving files status","Data Parking idle services","Is Data Parking working?"],"short_answer":"It shows the mover behind the Data Parking window: Moving files while a move is in progress, or Idle when it's ready. Individual moves are listed in the window's Moves panel.","answer_markdown":"It shows the local mover behind the Data Parking window, which moves folders between your Mac and your external drive. **Moving files** means a move is in progress; **Idle** means it's ready for the next one.\n\nTo see individual moves and their results, open the Data Parking window's **Moves** panel. More in [moving folders](/faq/moving-folders/).","answer_html":"

It shows the local mover behind the Data Parking window, which moves folders between your Mac and your external drive. Moving files means a move is in progress; Idle means it's ready for the next one.

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To see individual moves and their results, open the Data Parking window's Moves panel. More in moving folders.

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Settings & keep-time · Services and self-healing

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What does the Data Parking row in Settings → Services mean?

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Short answer: It shows the mover behind the Data Parking window: Moving files while a move is in progress, or Idle when it's ready. Individual moves are listed in the window's Moves panel.

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It shows the local mover behind the Data Parking window, which moves folders between your Mac and your external drive. Moving files means a move is in progress; Idle means it's ready for the next one.

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To see individual moves and their results, open the Data Parking window's Moves panel. More in moving folders.

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