---
id: troubleshooting.pair-cant-be-restored-side-unavailable
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/pair-cant-be-restored-side-unavailable
category: "Troubleshooting & messages"
subcategory: "Undo, move back and Recycle Vault"
question: "What does \"Can't restore this pair — side unavailable\" mean in Data Parking?"
alt_questions:
  - "can't restore this pair left side unavailable"
  - "can't restore this pair right side unavailable"
  - "both sides unavailable data parking"
  - "data parking pair missing"
short_answer: "One or both paired places can't be reached — a drive unplugged, a folder renamed, or an account signed out. Reconnect it, or pair the new location."
tags: ["data parking", "pair"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/send-here-both-panes-selected", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/data-missing-on-drive-cant-move-back"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "Can't restore this pair — side unavailable" mean in Data Parking?

Data Parking remembers the two places you paired (for example, a folder on your Mac and one on your drive or a cloud account). When it reopens, one or both of those places can't be reached — a drive isn't connected, a folder was renamed, or a cloud account needs signing in again.

Reconnect the drive or account, then pick the pair again. If a folder was renamed or removed, pair the new location instead.