Move Project

Last updated: 2026-08-05

Overview

Move projects between directories without losing your settings. All your todos, environment variables, and double-click actions move with the project.

How It Works

Moving a Project

  1. Select the project you want to move
  2. Drag it to another directory in the sidebar
  3. Or right-click → “Move to…” → choose destination
  4. Confirm the move

What Moves With It

Everything tied to the project:

  • ✅ Todos — all todo items
  • ✅ Environment variables — all key-value pairs
  • ✅ Double-click action — custom run command
  • ✅ Editor preference — per-project editor setting

Nothing is lost.

Why This Is Useful

Reorganizing Your Projects

Maybe you started with one big folder and now you want to split things up:

  • ~/Projects/ → ~/Projects/work/ + ~/Projects/side/

Just drag and drop. No need to reconfigure anything.

From “Ideas” to “Active”

You have an “ideas” folder for quick prototypes. One of them gets serious:

  1. Move it from “ideas” to “active-projects”
  2. All your todos and settings come with it
  3. Keep going where you left off

Archiving Old Projects

Side project not working out?

  1. Move it to an “archive” folder
  2. It’s out of sight but still there
  3. Bring it back anytime

Tips

1. Use Multiple Directories

Don’t cram everything into one folder. Create structure:

  • Work projects
  • Side projects
  • Learning / tutorials
  • Archive

Add all directories to Dev WorkDir. Switch between them in the sidebar.

2. Metadata Moves Automatically

You don’t have to do anything special. Just move the project. Dev WorkDir handles the rest.

This is one of those features you don’t think about until you need it — and then you’re really glad it’s there.

3. Batch Moves

Need to move multiple projects?

  1. Select multiple project cards (hold Shift or Cmd)
  2. Drag them all at once
  3. Or move them one by one

Notes

  • The project is moved (not copied) on disk
  • If the destination already has a folder with the same name, you’ll be asked to confirm
  • Undo isn’t currently available — drag carefully!
  • You can always move it back if you change your mind

Move projects, not your settings.