diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/state/dirs.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/state/dirs.rs
index 6a7c3ae7b..cf07ba2cf 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/state/dirs.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/state/dirs.rs
@@ -209,34 +209,6 @@ impl DirectoryInfo {
                 }
             }
 
-            fn is_same_disk(
-                old_dir: &Path,
-                new_dir: &Path,
-            ) -> crate::Result<bool> {
-                #[cfg(unix)]
-                {
-                    use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
-                    Ok(old_dir.metadata()?.dev() == new_dir.metadata()?.dev())
-                }
-
-                #[cfg(windows)]
-                {
-                    let old_dir = crate::util::io::canonicalize(old_dir)?;
-                    let new_dir = crate::util::io::canonicalize(new_dir)?;
-
-                    let old_component = old_dir.components().next();
-                    let new_component = new_dir.components().next();
-
-                    match (old_component, new_component) {
-                        (
-                            Some(std::path::Component::Prefix(old)),
-                            Some(std::path::Component::Prefix(new)),
-                        ) => Ok(old.as_os_str() == new.as_os_str()),
-                        _ => Ok(false),
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
             fn get_disk_usage(path: &Path) -> crate::Result<Option<u64>> {
                 let path = crate::util::io::canonicalize(path)?;
 
@@ -335,7 +307,9 @@ impl DirectoryInfo {
 
                 let paths_len = paths.len();
 
-                if is_same_disk(&prev_dir, &move_dir).unwrap_or(false) {
+                if crate::util::io::is_same_disk(&prev_dir, &move_dir)
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+                {
                     let success_idxs = Arc::new(DashSet::new());
 
                     let loader_bar_id = Arc::new(&loader_bar_id);
@@ -359,7 +333,7 @@ impl DirectoryInfo {
                                     })?;
                                 }
 
-                                crate::util::io::rename(
+                                crate::util::io::rename_or_move(
                                     &x.old,
                                     &x.new,
                                 )
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/state/profiles.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/state/profiles.rs
index 4cebf4c06..97b92cf8d 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/state/profiles.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/state/profiles.rs
@@ -928,7 +928,8 @@ impl Profile {
             format!("{project_path}.disabled")
         };
 
-        io::rename(&path.join(project_path), &path.join(&new_path)).await?;
+        io::rename_or_move(&path.join(project_path), &path.join(&new_path))
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(new_path)
     }
diff --git a/packages/app-lib/src/util/io.rs b/packages/app-lib/src/util/io.rs
index f66af2cef..539c0003c 100644
--- a/packages/app-lib/src/util/io.rs
+++ b/packages/app-lib/src/util/io.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ pub async fn read_dir(
         })
 }
 
+// create_dir
+pub async fn create_dir(
+    path: impl AsRef<std::path::Path>,
+) -> Result<(), IOError> {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    tokio::fs::create_dir(path)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| IOError::IOPathError {
+            source: e,
+            path: path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        })
+}
+
 // create_dir_all
 pub async fn create_dir_all(
     path: impl AsRef<std::path::Path>,
@@ -150,19 +163,72 @@ fn sync_write(
     tmp_path.persist(path)?;
     std::io::Result::Ok(())
 }
+
+pub fn is_same_disk(old_dir: &Path, new_dir: &Path) -> Result<bool, IOError> {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
+        Ok(old_dir.metadata()?.dev() == new_dir.metadata()?.dev())
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(windows)]
+    {
+        let old_dir = canonicalize(old_dir)?;
+        let new_dir = canonicalize(new_dir)?;
+
+        let old_component = old_dir.components().next();
+        let new_component = new_dir.components().next();
+
+        match (old_component, new_component) {
+            (
+                Some(std::path::Component::Prefix(old)),
+                Some(std::path::Component::Prefix(new)),
+            ) => Ok(old.as_os_str() == new.as_os_str()),
+            _ => Ok(false),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // rename
-pub async fn rename(
+pub async fn rename_or_move(
     from: impl AsRef<std::path::Path>,
     to: impl AsRef<std::path::Path>,
 ) -> Result<(), IOError> {
     let from = from.as_ref();
     let to = to.as_ref();
-    tokio::fs::rename(from, to)
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| IOError::IOPathError {
-            source: e,
-            path: from.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-        })
+
+    if to
+        .parent()
+        .map_or(Ok(false), |to_dir| is_same_disk(from, to_dir))?
+    {
+        tokio::fs::rename(from, to)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| IOError::IOPathError {
+                source: e,
+                path: from.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            })
+    } else {
+        move_recursive(from, to).await
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_recursion::async_recursion]
+async fn move_recursive(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> Result<(), IOError> {
+    if from.is_file() {
+        copy(from, to).await?;
+        remove_file(from).await?;
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    create_dir(to).await?;
+
+    let mut dir = read_dir(from).await?;
+    while let Some(entry) = dir.next_entry().await? {
+        let new_path = to.join(entry.file_name());
+        move_recursive(&entry.path(), &new_path).await?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 // copy