diff --git a/extern/sector-storage/manager.go b/extern/sector-storage/manager.go
index 01600cc216c..fc8589bbf6a 100644
--- a/extern/sector-storage/manager.go
+++ b/extern/sector-storage/manager.go
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeSector(ctx context.Context, sector storage.SectorRef,
 		return xerrors.Errorf("acquiring sector lock: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// first check if the unsealed file exists anywhere; If it doesn't ignore it
 	unsealed := storiface.FTUnsealed
 	{
 		unsealedStores, err := m.index.StorageFindSector(ctx, sector.ID, storiface.FTUnsealed, 0, false)
@@ -601,6 +602,8 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeSector(ctx context.Context, sector storage.SectorRef,
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Make sure that the sealed file is still in sealing storage; In case it already
+	// isn't, we want to do finalize in long-term storage
 	pathType := storiface.PathStorage
 	{
 		sealedStores, err := m.index.StorageFindSector(ctx, sector.ID, storiface.FTSealed, 0, false)
@@ -616,6 +619,8 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeSector(ctx context.Context, sector storage.SectorRef,
 		}
 	}
 
+	// do the cache trimming wherever the likely still very large cache lives.
+	// we really don't want to move it.
 	selector := newExistingSelector(m.index, sector.ID, storiface.FTCache, false)
 
 	err := m.sched.Schedule(ctx, sector, sealtasks.TTFinalize, selector,
@@ -628,7 +633,10 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeSector(ctx context.Context, sector storage.SectorRef,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	fetchSel := newAllocSelector(m.index, storiface.FTCache|storiface.FTSealed, storiface.PathStorage)
+	// get a selector for moving stuff into long-term storage
+	fetchSel := newMoveSelector(m.index, sector.ID, storiface.FTCache|storiface.FTSealed, storiface.PathStorage)
+
+	// only move the unsealed file if it still exists and needs moving
 	moveUnsealed := unsealed
 	{
 		if len(keepUnsealed) == 0 {
@@ -636,6 +644,7 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeSector(ctx context.Context, sector storage.SectorRef,
 		}
 	}
 
+	// move stuff to long-term storage
 	err = m.sched.Schedule(ctx, sector, sealtasks.TTFetch, fetchSel,
 		m.schedFetch(sector, storiface.FTCache|storiface.FTSealed|moveUnsealed, storiface.PathStorage, storiface.AcquireMove),
 		func(ctx context.Context, w Worker) error {
@@ -657,6 +666,7 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeReplicaUpdate(ctx context.Context, sector storage.Sect
 		return xerrors.Errorf("acquiring sector lock: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// first check if the unsealed file exists anywhere; If it doesn't ignore it
 	moveUnsealed := storiface.FTUnsealed
 	{
 		unsealedStores, err := m.index.StorageFindSector(ctx, sector.ID, storiface.FTUnsealed, 0, false)
@@ -669,6 +679,8 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeReplicaUpdate(ctx context.Context, sector storage.Sect
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Make sure that the update file is still in sealing storage; In case it already
+	// isn't, we want to do finalize in long-term storage
 	pathType := storiface.PathStorage
 	{
 		sealedStores, err := m.index.StorageFindSector(ctx, sector.ID, storiface.FTUpdate, 0, false)
@@ -684,7 +696,9 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeReplicaUpdate(ctx context.Context, sector storage.Sect
 		}
 	}
 
-	selector := newExistingSelector(m.index, sector.ID, storiface.FTCache|storiface.FTUpdateCache, false)
+	// do the cache trimming wherever the likely still large cache lives.
+	// we really don't want to move it.
+	selector := newExistingSelector(m.index, sector.ID, storiface.FTUpdateCache, false)
 
 	err := m.sched.Schedule(ctx, sector, sealtasks.TTFinalizeReplicaUpdate, selector,
 		m.schedFetch(sector, storiface.FTCache|storiface.FTUpdateCache|moveUnsealed, pathType, storiface.AcquireMove),
@@ -697,7 +711,8 @@ func (m *Manager) FinalizeReplicaUpdate(ctx context.Context, sector storage.Sect
 	}
 
 	move := func(types storiface.SectorFileType) error {
-		fetchSel := newAllocSelector(m.index, types, storiface.PathStorage)
+		// get a selector for moving stuff into long-term storage
+		fetchSel := newMoveSelector(m.index, sector.ID, types, storiface.PathStorage)
 		{
 			if len(keepUnsealed) == 0 {
 				moveUnsealed = storiface.FTNone
diff --git a/extern/sector-storage/sched_test.go b/extern/sector-storage/sched_test.go
index 312503a9c1b..c5a8b98fd79 100644
--- a/extern/sector-storage/sched_test.go
+++ b/extern/sector-storage/sched_test.go
@@ -584,9 +584,9 @@ func TestSched(t *testing.T) {
 
 type slowishSelector bool
 
-func (s slowishSelector) Ok(ctx context.Context, task sealtasks.TaskType, spt abi.RegisteredSealProof, a *WorkerHandle) (bool, error) {
+func (s slowishSelector) Ok(ctx context.Context, task sealtasks.TaskType, spt abi.RegisteredSealProof, a *WorkerHandle) (bool, bool, error) {
 	time.Sleep(200 * time.Microsecond)
-	return bool(s), nil
+	return bool(s), false, nil
 }
 
 func (s slowishSelector) Cmp(ctx context.Context, task sealtasks.TaskType, a, b *WorkerHandle) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/extern/sector-storage/selector_move.go b/extern/sector-storage/selector_move.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fb4c9457f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extern/sector-storage/selector_move.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package sectorstorage
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/extern/sector-storage/sealtasks"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/extern/sector-storage/stores"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/extern/sector-storage/storiface"
+)
+
+type moveSelector struct {
+	index     stores.SectorIndex
+	sector    abi.SectorID
+	alloc     storiface.SectorFileType
+	destPtype storiface.PathType
+}
+
+func newMoveSelector(index stores.SectorIndex, sector abi.SectorID, alloc storiface.SectorFileType, destPtype storiface.PathType) *moveSelector {
+	return &moveSelector{
+		index:     index,
+		sector:    sector,
+		alloc:     alloc,
+		destPtype: destPtype,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *moveSelector) Ok(ctx context.Context, task sealtasks.TaskType, spt abi.RegisteredSealProof, whnd *WorkerHandle) (bool, bool, error) {
+	tasks, err := whnd.TaskTypes(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, false, xerrors.Errorf("getting supported worker task types: %w", err)
+	}
+	if _, supported := tasks[task]; !supported {
+		return false, false, nil
+	}
+
+	paths, err := whnd.workerRpc.Paths(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, false, xerrors.Errorf("getting worker paths: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	workerPaths := map[storiface.ID]int{}
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		workerPaths[path.ID] = 0
+	}
+
+	ssize, err := spt.SectorSize()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, false, xerrors.Errorf("getting sector size: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// note: allowFetch is always false here, because we want to find workers with
+	// the sector available locally
+	preferred, err := s.index.StorageFindSector(ctx, s.sector, s.alloc, ssize, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, false, xerrors.Errorf("finding preferred storage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, info := range preferred {
+		if _, ok := workerPaths[info.ID]; ok {
+			workerPaths[info.ID]++
+		}
+	}
+
+	best, err := s.index.StorageBestAlloc(ctx, s.alloc, ssize, s.destPtype)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, false, xerrors.Errorf("finding best dest storage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var ok bool
+
+	for _, info := range best {
+		if n, has := workerPaths[info.ID]; has {
+			ok = true
+
+			// if the worker has a local path with the sector already in it
+			// prefer that worker; This usually meant that the move operation is
+			// either a no-op because the sector is already in the correct path,
+			// or the move a local move.
+			if n > 0 {
+				return true, true, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ok, false, nil
+}
+
+func (s *moveSelector) Cmp(ctx context.Context, task sealtasks.TaskType, a, b *WorkerHandle) (bool, error) {
+	return a.Utilization() < b.Utilization(), nil
+}
+
+var _ WorkerSelector = &moveSelector{}
diff --git a/extern/sector-storage/selector_task.go b/extern/sector-storage/selector_task.go
index 1be2c367769..d5ea9618bd2 100644
--- a/extern/sector-storage/selector_task.go
+++ b/extern/sector-storage/selector_task.go
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ func newTaskSelector() *taskSelector {
 	return &taskSelector{}
 }
 
-func (s *taskSelector) Ok(ctx context.Context, task sealtasks.TaskType, spt abi.RegisteredSealProof, whnd *WorkerHandle) (bool, error) {
+func (s *taskSelector) Ok(ctx context.Context, task sealtasks.TaskType, spt abi.RegisteredSealProof, whnd *WorkerHandle) (bool, bool, error) {
 	tasks, err := whnd.TaskTypes(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, xerrors.Errorf("getting supported worker task types: %w", err)
+		return false, false, xerrors.Errorf("getting supported worker task types: %w", err)
 	}
 	_, supported := tasks[task]
 
-	return supported, nil
+	return supported, false, nil
 }
 
 func (s *taskSelector) Cmp(ctx context.Context, _ sealtasks.TaskType, a, b *WorkerHandle) (bool, error) {