---
id: duplicates.how-do-i-stop-a-duplicate-scan
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/how-do-i-stop-a-duplicate-scan
category: "Duplicate files"
subcategory: "Scanning and Auto-scan"
question: "How do I stop a duplicate scan that's running?"
alt_questions:
  - "Cancel duplicate scan"
  - "Stop button in Duplicates"
  - "The duplicate scan is running and I want to stop it"
  - "Stop scanning my Google Drive for duplicates"
short_answer: "Select the source and click Stop (it replaces Scan now while scanning). Only that source stops; other scans continue. Switch Auto-scan off for that source too if you don't want it to start again in the background."
tags: ["duplicates", "stop", "scan"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/what-does-scan-now-do-in-duplicates", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/how-do-i-turn-off-auto-scan-for-duplicates"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I stop a duplicate scan that's running?

Select the source that's scanning and click **Stop** — the button that reads **Scan now** when idle. It stops promptly and only affects that source; scans of other accounts carry on.

If you stop a scan, the earlier results for that source aren't lost. To stop it from starting again in the background, also switch **Auto-scan** off for that source.