---
title: "Move"
url: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-move
category: "Glossary"
tags: ["glossary", "data parking", "moving folders"]
summary: "In Storage Studio, a move means copy, check, then remove the original, in that order. The original is never removed until the copy has finished and been checked."
updated: 2026-10-01T05:35:43.000Z
---

# Move

In Storage Studio, a move means copy, check, then remove the original, in that order. The original is never removed until the copy has finished and been checked.

In Storage Studio, a **move** always happens in three steps, in this order: **copy** the item to its new place, **check** the copy, and only then **remove the original**.

Because the original stays put until the copy has been checked, stopping a move part-way — or a move that fails — leaves your original where it was.

You'll meet the word in two places:

- **Data Parking** — **Move** sends the ticked items to the other side and removes the originals once the copy is safely in place. If something with the same name is already there, Move replaces it (Storage Studio asks first).
- **Data Transfers** — the **Move** operation copies, then deletes the source, and checks before deleting.

A move leaves nothing behind. If you want the item to keep appearing in its old place, use [Relocate](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-relocate) instead.

See also: [Verified copy](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-verified-copy) · [Move, Merge or Relocate](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/move-merge-or-relocate) · [Copy, Move, Sync or Two-way sync](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/copy-move-sync-or-two-way-sync)

## What links here

- [Move, Merge or Relocate: which to choose](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/move-merge-or-relocate)
- [Verified copy](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-verified-copy)