---
id: backups.what-do-the-backup-statuses-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-do-the-backup-statuses-mean
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "Status and problems"
question: "What do the backup statuses like Protected and Checking mean?"
alt_questions:
  - "backup status labels explained"
  - "Not backed up Backing up Checking Protected"
  - "What does Paused mean on a backup?"
  - "backup set status pill"
  - "Is my backup done?"
short_answer: "Not backed up, Backing up…, Checking… (verifying), Protected (saved and verified), Needs attention (a problem with a fix offered) and Paused (on hold). Only Protected means fully covered."
tags: ["status", "protected", "verification"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-does-protected-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-does-needs-attention-mean-on-a-backup"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What do the backup statuses like Protected and Checking mean?

Each backup set shows one status pill:

- **Not backed up** — nothing saved yet.
- **Backing up…** — a backup is running now.
- **Checking…** — the latest version is being verified.
- **Protected** — backed up **and** verified; you're covered.
- **Needs attention** — something's wrong; the card explains it and offers the fix.
- **Paused** — it's on hold and will resume later.

Under the buttons the card also shows when the last backup ran, with *"· verified"* once it has been checked.