---
id: troubleshooting.original-no-longer-available-versions-untouched
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/original-no-longer-available-versions-untouched
category: "Troubleshooting & messages"
subcategory: "Undo, move back and Recycle Vault"
question: "What does \"The original is no longer available. Your copy and every earlier version are untouched\" mean?"
alt_questions:
  - "the original is no longer available your copy and every earlier version are untouched"
  - "original file missing backup"
  - "source deleted versions still safe"
short_answer: "The original was moved, renamed or deleted, but the existing copy and all earlier versions are untouched. Point the job at the new location, or restore from a version."
tags: ["versions", "source missing"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/earlier-copy-didnt-survive-intact", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/folder-isnt-on-this-mac-any-more"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "The original is no longer available. Your copy and every earlier version are untouched" mean?

The file or folder that a job was copying from no longer exists in its original place — it was moved, renamed or deleted. The copy that job had already made, and every earlier version, are left exactly as they were.

If the original was moved on purpose, point the job at its new location. If it was deleted by mistake, restore it from those versions.