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IDM shows "File has been moved." How do I find the downloaded file?

"I'm using IDM 6.26. When I started downloading a 3 GB .mkv file, IDM showed 'File has been moved.' I couldn't find the file on my computer where it was saved previously. I've tried several solutions, but none of them worked. How can I recover the moved file?"

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Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a popular tool that accelerates downloads up to five times, resumes, and schedules downloads. However, some users encounter the "file has been moved" error when trying to access a file through IDM. This issue can occur due to various reasons. Regardless of the cause, if your IDM downloaded file has been moved, you can recover it using manual methods or by employing a Data Recovery Wizard software.

Manually restore moved files from IDM

Initially, you can try to recover the shifted files from IDM using the following manual method.

Step 1: Open IDM. Right-click on a file, then click “Options” > “Save to” > “Temp Folder.”

Step 2. Copy the address of this folder, paste it into File Explorer on Windows, and press Enter. You'll find the “DwnlData” folder.

Step 3: Open each file with “Open With,” until you find your file.

Step 4: After locating the file, click on “Tools” > “Folder Options” from the menu bar. Uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types.”

Step 5: Reopen your file, having merely renamed it to ensure that it won't be moved again.

If the manual method doesn't help you recover moved files from IDM, you'll have to resort to using a third-party data recovery tool.

Recover Moved Files in IDM Using File Recovery Software

There are numerous programs available on the market that can help you recover files moved from IDM. Here, we'd like to recommend the Data Recovery Wizard tool. This top-notch and reliable Data Recovery Wizard can handle various complex data loss scenarios, such as deleted file recovery, formatted recovery, virus-infected file recovery, system crash recovery, lost partition recovery, and more. Moreover, recovering moved files from IDM on your computer with this tool only takes a few clicks.

Download this powerful data recovery software now and learn how to retrieve files moved from IDM with the help of the detailed instructions below.

Step 1. Select the disk and start scanning

Launch the Data Recovery Wizard and hover the mouse over the partition that used to have the lost data. This can be an internal hard drive, an external disk, a USB device, or an SD card. Then, click “Scan.”

Step 2: Preview and check the scanned files

Please use the file type filter on the left side or in the top-right corner to narrow down the scan results until you locate the desired file. If needed, click the "Preview" button or double-click the file to preview its content.

Select the files to recover

Step 3: Recover the lost data to a secure location

Check the boxes next to the files you wish to recover, then click “Recover” to save your recovered data to a secure location. We recommend that you do not save recovered data to the same disk from which it was lost.