---
id: backups.do-backups-survive-reinstalling-storage-studio
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/do-backups-survive-reinstalling-storage-studio
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "Speed, progress and the first backup"
question: "Will I have to start my backup over if I restart or reinstall Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "reinstall app lose backup progress"
  - "backup after restarting Mac"
  - "does reinstalling reset backups"
  - "update Storage Studio during backup"
short_answer: "No. Backups pick up where they left off even after restarting the Mac or reinstalling Storage Studio, and data already at the destination is never sent again."
tags: ["resume", "reinstall", "update"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-happens-if-a-backup-is-interrupted"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Will I have to start my backup over if I restart or reinstall Storage Studio?

No. Backups resume from where they left off even across restarting the Mac or reinstalling the app. Storage Studio doesn't re-send data the destination already has, so an interrupted first backup carries on rather than starting again.

When it next runs, it catches up on anything that changed in the meantime, too.