---
id: data-transfers.why-did-my-nightly-transfer-run-right-away
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/why-did-my-nightly-transfer-run-right-away
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "Scheduling transfers"
question: "Why did my scheduled transfer run immediately instead of at the time I set?"
alt_questions:
  - "scheduled transfer started straight away"
  - "daily sync ran now not tonight"
  - "first scheduled run immediate"
  - "schedule ignored and ran now"
short_answer: "By design, the first run happens as soon as you click Start Transfer, so you get a working copy straight away. After that it follows the schedule shown as Next run."
tags: ["schedule", "first run"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/schedule-a-recurring-transfer", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/every-n-hours-timing"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why did my scheduled transfer run immediately instead of at the time I set?

That's by design: when you click **Start Transfer**, the first run happens straight away, so you know the transfer works and get a copy now. From then on it follows the schedule — the *Next run* time you saw in the sheet.

If you'd rather it didn't run until the scheduled time, the simplest way is to set it up close to that time; there isn't a separate "don't run now" option.

Related: [Schedule a transfer](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/schedule-a-recurring-transfer)