{"id":"apps.what-are-stand-by-copies-after-an-app-move","url":"/faq/apps/what-are-stand-by-copies-after-an-app-move","category":{"id":"apps","title":"Apps"},"subcategory":{"id":"reliability","title":"Drive, safety and recovery"},"question":"What are the \"stand-by copies\" Storage Studio cleared after an app move?","alt_questions":["Cleared stand-by copies from moves that already finished","Why did my free space go up later after moving an app?","Temporary copy of app during move","What are the \"stand-by copies from moves that already finished\" that Storage Studio cleared?","held copies of apps it has already finished moving","stand-by copies storage studio","app move copies taking space"],"short_answer":"During a move the original app is kept aside as a safety stand-by. After the move is finished and checked, the stand-by is cleared and its space is freed.","answer_markdown":"While an app is being moved, Storage Studio keeps the original set aside as a stand-by, so it can put it straight back if anything goes wrong. Once the move has finished and been checked, that stand-by is no longer needed and is cleared — which is when you get the space back.\n\nThe message simply reports how much space those finished stand-bys freed.","answer_html":"

While an app is being moved, Storage Studio keeps the original set aside as a stand-by, so it can put it straight back if anything goes wrong. Once the move has finished and been checked, that stand-by is no longer needed and is cleared — which is when you get the space back.

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The message simply reports how much space those finished stand-bys freed.

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What are the "stand-by copies" Storage Studio cleared after an app move?

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Short answer: During a move the original app is kept aside as a safety stand-by. After the move is finished and checked, the stand-by is cleared and its space is freed.

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While an app is being moved, Storage Studio keeps the original set aside as a stand-by, so it can put it straight back if anything goes wrong. Once the move has finished and been checked, that stand-by is no longer needed and is cleared — which is when you get the space back.

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The message simply reports how much space those finished stand-bys freed.

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