Move a Project's Folder

Article Metadata
Category	Project Hub
Difficulty	Intermediate
Target OS	Windows · macOS (coming soon)
Summary	Relocate a project to another folder or drive from inside Cicero.

Move a project from inside Cicero so it always knows where the project is. If you move the folder in File Explorer instead, you’ll need to use Open Project afterward.

Move a project

Open the Project Hub. (You can’t move a project while it’s open.)
Right-click the project’s card → Edit.
Next to Save Location, click the folder button.
Choose the folder you want the project to go into → click Select Folder.

The Save Location line updates to show the new path. Nothing has moved yet.
Click Save Changes.

Cicero moves the whole project folder to the new location, then updates its project list. Moves to another drive (for example, an external drive) take longer, because every file is copied.

To cancel before saving, click Cancel or ×. The project stays where it was.

If the move is refused

Situation	Why	Fix
A folder with the same name already exists there	Cicero won’t overwrite another folder.	Choose a different location, or rename the existing folder first.
You chose a folder inside the project itself	A folder can’t be moved inside itself.	Choose a location outside the project folder.
The location doesn’t exist or can’t be written to	The drive may be disconnected, or you may not have permission.	Reconnect the drive, or choose a folder in Documents.

If a move to another drive fails partway, Cicero deletes the partial copy and leaves your project where it was. The error appears in the Edit window, so you can fix the cause and try again.

Change the default location for new projects

Moving one project doesn’t change where new projects are created. To change that: Settings → General → Default Projects Location.