Data Transfers · Progress, pausing and history
What do the transfer states like Queued, Running and Failed mean?
Short answer: Queued waits for a slot, Running is moving data, Paused was stopped by you, Waiting for drive needs your external drive, Needs space is a download paused for room, then Completed, Failed or Canceled.
Each transfer shows a coloured state:
- Queued — waiting for a free slot.
- Preparing — getting ready to start.
- Running — moving data now, with a progress bar.
- Paused — stopped by you; click Resume.
- Waiting for drive — needs your external drive, which isn't connected.
- Needs space — a large download paused because the disk is nearly full; nothing is lost.
- Completed — finished.
- Failed — stopped with a problem; the detail pane explains it.
- Canceled — stopped by you.
Related: “Waiting for drive” · “Needs space” · A transfer failed