diff --git a/browser/main/SideNav/StorageItem.js b/browser/main/SideNav/StorageItem.js
index 5d7e60054..0df7a98ee 100644
--- a/browser/main/SideNav/StorageItem.js
+++ b/browser/main/SideNav/StorageItem.js
@@ -191,33 +191,16 @@ class StorageItem extends React.Component {
   dropNote (storage, folder, dispatch, location, noteData) {
     noteData = noteData.filter((note) => folder.key !== note.folder)
     if (noteData.length === 0) return
-    const newNoteData = noteData.map((note) => Object.assign({}, note, {storage: storage, folder: folder.key}))
 
     Promise.all(
-      newNoteData.map((note) => dataApi.createNote(storage.key, note))
+      noteData.map((note) => dataApi.moveNote(note.storage, note.key, storage.key, folder.key))
     )
     .then((createdNoteData) => {
-      createdNoteData.forEach((note) => {
+      createdNoteData.forEach((newNote) => {
         dispatch({
-          type: 'UPDATE_NOTE',
-          note: note
-        })
-      })
-    })
-    .catch((err) => {
-      console.error(`error on create notes: ${err}`)
-    })
-    .then(() => {
-      return Promise.all(
-        noteData.map((note) => dataApi.deleteNote(note.storage, note.key))
-      )
-    })
-    .then((deletedNoteData) => {
-      deletedNoteData.forEach((note) => {
-        dispatch({
-          type: 'DELETE_NOTE',
-          storageKey: note.storageKey,
-          noteKey: note.noteKey
+          type: 'MOVE_NOTE',
+          originNote: noteData.find((note) => note.content === newNote.content),
+          note: newNote
         })
       })
     })
diff --git a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/copyImage.js b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/copyImage.js
index ae79f8fb0..6a79b8b73 100644
--- a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/copyImage.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/copyImage.js
@@ -3,19 +3,20 @@ const path = require('path')
 const { findStorage } = require('browser/lib/findStorage')
 
 /**
- * @description To copy an image and return the path.
+ * @description Copy an image and return the path.
  * @param {String} filePath
  * @param {String} storageKey
- * @return {String} an image path
+ * @param {Boolean} rename create new filename or leave the old one
+ * @return {Promise<any>} an image path
  */
-function copyImage (filePath, storageKey) {
+function copyImage (filePath, storageKey, rename = true) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     try {
       const targetStorage = findStorage(storageKey)
 
       const inputImage = fs.createReadStream(filePath)
       const imageExt = path.extname(filePath)
-      const imageName = Math.random().toString(36).slice(-16)
+      const imageName = rename ? Math.random().toString(36).slice(-16) : path.basename(filePath, imageExt)
       const basename = `${imageName}${imageExt}`
       const imageDir = path.join(targetStorage.path, 'images')
       if (!fs.existsSync(imageDir)) fs.mkdirSync(imageDir)
diff --git a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js
index 3ed46b92b..740baa20d 100755
--- a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/exportNote.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {findStorage} from 'browser/lib/findStorage'
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 
-const LOCAL_STORED_REGEX = /!\[(.*?)\]\(\s*?\/:storage\/(.*\.\S*?)\)/gi
+const LOCAL_STORED_REGEX = /!\[(.*?)]\(\s*?\/:storage\/(.*\.\S*?)\)/gi
 const IMAGES_FOLDER_NAME = 'images'
 
 /**
diff --git a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/moveNote.js b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/moveNote.js
index 4580062ed..b37b6ac5a 100644
--- a/browser/main/lib/dataApi/moveNote.js
+++ b/browser/main/lib/dataApi/moveNote.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 const resolveStorageData = require('./resolveStorageData')
 const _ = require('lodash')
 const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('fs')
 const CSON = require('@rokt33r/season')
 const keygen = require('browser/lib/keygen')
 const sander = require('sander')
 const { findStorage } = require('browser/lib/findStorage')
+const copyImage = require('./copyImage')
 
 function moveNote (storageKey, noteKey, newStorageKey, newFolderKey) {
   let oldStorage, newStorage
@@ -65,6 +67,27 @@ function moveNote (storageKey, noteKey, newStorageKey, newFolderKey) {
 
           return noteData
         })
+        .then(function moveImages (noteData) {
+          const searchImagesRegex = /!\[.*?]\(\s*?\/:storage\/(.*\.\S*?)\)/gi
+          let match = searchImagesRegex.exec(noteData.content)
+
+          const moveTasks = []
+          while (match != null) {
+            const [, filename] = match
+            const oldPath = path.join(oldStorage.path, 'images', filename)
+            moveTasks.push(
+                copyImage(oldPath, noteData.storage, false)
+                .then(() => {
+                  fs.unlinkSync(oldPath)
+                })
+            )
+
+            // find next occurence
+            match = searchImagesRegex.exec(noteData.content)
+          }
+
+          return Promise.all(moveTasks).then(() => noteData)
+        })
         .then(function writeAndReturn (noteData) {
           CSON.writeFileSync(path.join(newStorage.path, 'notes', noteData.key + '.cson'), _.omit(noteData, ['key', 'storage']))
           return noteData