---
id: apps.what-are-stand-by-copies-after-an-app-move
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-are-stand-by-copies-after-an-app-move
category: "Apps"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["safety", "space", "apps", "clean-up"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/how-does-storage-studio-check-a-moved-app-is-intact", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/how-much-space-does-moving-an-app-free"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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