---
id: backups.why-does-my-backup-stop-retrying-after-a-passphrase-error
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/why-does-my-backup-stop-retrying-after-a-passphrase-error
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "Encryption and passphrases"
question: "Why did my backup stop running after a passphrase error?"
alt_questions:
  - "backup keeps asking for passphrase"
  - "backup won't retry automatically"
  - "Why is my backup waiting for me?"
  - "backup stopped after wrong passphrase"
  - "Does it keep retrying a bad passphrase?"
short_answer: "On purpose: a passphrase that doesn't match would fail on every retry, so Storage Studio pauses that set and waits for you. Click Re-enter passphrase… and automatic backups resume once it matches."
tags: ["passphrase", "retry", "paused"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/what-does-passphrase-didnt-match-mean"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why did my backup stop running after a passphrase error?

On purpose. When the passphrase doesn't match, Storage Studio stops trying that backup on its own instead of retrying on every file change — retrying would only fail again and again in the background. The set sits with its warning until you act.

Click **Re-enter passphrase…** on the set and type the passphrase the backup was encrypted with. Once it matches, the set reconnects to its existing versions and automatic backups pick up again.