Data Transfers · External drive and disk space
Why do some transfers wait for my external drive while others keep running?
Short answer: Only transfers that use your Storage Studio external drive wait for it. Cloud-to-cloud, Mac-to-cloud and device transfers keep running when the drive is unplugged.
Only transfers that read from or write to your Storage Studio external drive need it. Those wait as Waiting for drive while it's unplugged and start by themselves when it's back.
Transfers that don't touch the drive — cloud to cloud, a Mac folder to a cloud account, or to a paired device — carry on normally, so you can keep working away from your desk.
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