{"id":"data-transfers.pause-and-resume-a-transfer","url":"/faq/data-transfers/pause-and-resume-a-transfer","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"progress-and-control","title":"Progress, pausing and history"},"question":"How do I pause and resume a transfer?","alt_questions":["pause a sync in storage studio","resume a paused transfer","stop a transfer temporarily","pause upload to cloud mac","Resume button data transfers","can I pause a big download"],"short_answer":"Select the transfer and click Pause; click Resume to continue. Folder transfers resume by sending only what's missing, and large single-file downloads keep every piece already fetched. Paused jobs stay paused across restarts.","answer_markdown":"Select the transfer in Data Transfers and click **Pause** in its detail pane while it's running. Click **Resume** when you're ready; it goes back into the queue and continues.\n\nWhat \"continue\" means depends on the transfer:\n\n- **Folders and multi-file transfers** pick up by sending only the files that aren't there yet.\n- **A large single-file download** coming to your Mac keeps every piece already downloaded and carries on from there.\n- **A single file in the middle of being sent** otherwise starts that one file again.\n\nPaused transfers stay paused across app restarts until you resume them.\n\nRelated: [What happens when I cancel?](/faq/data-transfers/what-happens-when-i-cancel)","answer_html":"

Select the transfer in Data Transfers and click Pause in its detail pane while it's running. Click Resume when you're ready; it goes back into the queue and continues.

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What "continue" means depends on the transfer:

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Paused transfers stay paused across app restarts until you resume them.

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Related: What happens when I cancel?

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Data Transfers · Progress, pausing and history

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How do I pause and resume a transfer?

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Short answer: Select the transfer and click Pause; click Resume to continue. Folder transfers resume by sending only what's missing, and large single-file downloads keep every piece already fetched. Paused jobs stay paused across restarts.

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Select the transfer in Data Transfers and click Pause in its detail pane while it's running. Click Resume when you're ready; it goes back into the queue and continues.

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What "continue" means depends on the transfer:

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  • Folders and multi-file transfers pick up by sending only the files that aren't there yet.
  • A large single-file download coming to your Mac keeps every piece already downloaded and carries on from there.
  • A single file in the middle of being sent otherwise starts that one file again.
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Paused transfers stay paused across app restarts until you resume them.

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Related: What happens when I cancel?

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