---
id: backups.how-do-i-pause-a-backup
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-pause-a-backup
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "Speed, progress and the first backup"
question: "How do I pause or stop a backup that's running?"
alt_questions:
  - "Stop button backup"
  - "cancel a running backup"
  - "pause Data Backup"
  - "stop uploading backup now"
  - "Will stopping a backup lose progress?"
short_answer: "Click Stop on the set's card while it runs. Progress already saved is kept, and the backup picks up where it left off later or when you press Back up now."
tags: ["stop", "pause", "progress"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-does-back-up-automatically-do", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-run-a-backup-right-now"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I pause or stop a backup that's running?

Click **Stop** on the backup set's card — it replaces **Back up now** while a backup is running. The card then says *"Backup was stopped — it will pick up where it left off when you run it again."*

Stopping doesn't throw away what was already saved. The set resumes later on its own, or straight away when you press **Back up now**. To stop a set from running automatically for a while, turn off its **Back up automatically** switch.