Troubleshooting & messages · Moves and copies that didn't finish

What does "Storage Studio couldn't finish moving… Your original is safe and untouched" mean?

Short answer: A move stopped early without a more specific cause. Your original is untouched — check Job Insights, the drive connection and Full Disk Access, then try again.

A move stopped before it completed, and Storage Studio couldn't pin down a more specific reason. The important part is the second sentence: your original hasn't been touched.

### What to do 1. Open More → Job Insights to see whether a more detailed reason was recorded. 2. Make sure the drive is connected and Full Disk Access is on. 3. Quit apps that use the folder, then try again. 4. If it keeps failing, contact support with the folder's name and when it happened.

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