Data Transfers · Speed and advanced options
Do transfers stop when Storage Studio eases off for a busy Mac?
Short answer: In Survival mode, new scheduled runs wait until your Mac settles, then start — nothing is skipped. Transfers already running and ones you start yourself carry on; pause one if it's in your way.
Not the ones already running or the ones you start yourself. When your Mac is under heavy load and Storage Studio enters Survival mode, it holds back new scheduled runs — they start a little later, once things settle, and nothing is skipped. Transfers already in progress, and any you start with Start Transfer, carry on.
If a running transfer is slowing your work, pause it and resume it later, or set a bandwidth limit next time.
Related: Performance and battery · Why was a scheduled run late?