---
id: data-transfers.what-happens-if-i-quit-during-a-transfer
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/what-happens-if-i-quit-during-a-transfer
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "Progress, pausing and history"
question: "Will my transfers carry on if I quit Storage Studio or restart the Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "quit app mid transfer"
  - "restart Mac during sync"
  - "do transfers survive a restart"
  - "transfer lost after quitting"
  - "relaunch storage studio continue transfer"
short_answer: "Nothing is lost. Running transfers go back in the queue when Storage Studio reopens and continue, sending only what's missing or changed; paused ones stay paused until you resume them."
tags: ["restart", "quit", "resume"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/pause-and-resume-a-transfer", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/do-schedules-run-when-the-app-is-closed", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/why-is-a-repeat-transfer-faster"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Will my transfers carry on if I quit Storage Studio or restart the Mac?

Nothing is lost. Transfers are remembered across restarts: anything that was running is put back in the queue when Storage Studio opens again and carries on, sending only what's missing or changed. Paused transfers stay paused, waiting for you to click **Resume**.

The transfer only continues while Storage Studio is running, so if you quit it, reopen it to let the work finish.

Related: [Pause and resume](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/pause-and-resume-a-transfer) · [Do schedules run when the app is closed?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/do-schedules-run-when-the-app-is-closed)