Locked flag

The Locked flag is the Locked checkbox in a file's Get Info window in Finder. A locked file can't be changed, renamed or put in the Trash until you unlock it — a simple guard against accidents.

When Storage Studio moves a folder, it carries the Locked flag over to the copy on your drive, along with the flag that hides a file in Finder. This happens once the copy has been checked.

Then, because a locked file can't be removed, Storage Studio unlocks the original — only so that it can finish the move by removing it, or replacing it with a shortcut. The copy you keep is still locked, just as the original was.

See also: What a move keeps · Verified copy