---
id: bridge-devices.does-performance-mode-affect-bridge
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/does-performance-mode-affect-bridge
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "Managing paired devices"
question: "Why did Bridge stop when I changed Storage Studio's performance mode?"
alt_questions:
  - "Core-only mode turned off Bridge"
  - "Bridge stops in the lightest performance setting"
  - "Does performance mode disconnect my devices?"
  - "Bridge and low-resource mode"
  - "Will a busy Mac drop my Bridge link?"
short_answer: "Choosing Storage Studio's lightest, core-only performance mode stops Bridge on purpose; switch back to another mode and Bridge restarts with your paired devices. Short busy spells on your Mac don't drop the link."
tags: ["bridge", "performance", "settings"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-turn-bridge-off"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why did Bridge stop when I changed Storage Studio's performance mode?

Bridge is stopped only in Storage Studio's lightest, core-only performance mode — the one you choose deliberately to keep the app to its essentials. Leave that mode and Bridge starts again with your paired devices.

Brief moments when your Mac is very busy don't drop your Bridge links; only that deliberate core-only choice does.

- [Performance & battery](https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/)
- [Turn Bridge off](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-turn-bridge-off)