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No. The window is just a view onto the transfers; closing it doesn't pause or cancel anything. Transfers keep running in the background as long as Storage Studio is running, and you can reopen the window any time from More → Data Transfers… to check on them.

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Data Transfers · Progress, pausing and history

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Does closing the Data Transfers window stop my transfers?

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Short answer: No. Closing the window doesn't pause or cancel anything — transfers keep running in the background while Storage Studio is running. Reopen it from More → Data Transfers… to check progress.

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No. The window is just a view onto the transfers; closing it doesn't pause or cancel anything. Transfers keep running in the background as long as Storage Studio is running, and you can reopen the window any time from More → Data Transfers… to check on them.

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