{"id":"freeing-space.app-stuck-on-unsaved-changes","url":"/faq/freeing-space/app-stuck-on-unsaved-changes","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"stopping-and-safety","title":"Stopping, undoing and apps in the way"},"question":"What if the app in the way is stuck on an unsaved-changes dialog?","alt_questions":["App won't quit because of unsaved document","Save changes dialog blocking move","Storage Studio says finish up and re-check","App waiting for me to save","Quit request stuck"],"short_answer":"Storage Studio tells you the app is waiting on a save dialog and leaves the choice to you. Save or discard in the app, let it quit, then press Check again.","answer_markdown":"Storage Studio tells you so and asks you to finish up yourself — it won't wrestle with the dialog for you. Switch to the app, save or discard as you choose, let it quit, then press **Check again** in Storage Studio's sheet.\n\nOnce nothing is holding the folder, the sheet changes to **Ready to move** and **Continue** takes you to the review step. See [why force quit is hard to reach](/faq/moving-folders/should-i-force-quit-an-app-to-move-its-folder).","answer_html":"

Storage Studio tells you so and asks you to finish up yourself — it won't wrestle with the dialog for you. Switch to the app, save or discard as you choose, let it quit, then press Check again in Storage Studio's sheet.

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Once nothing is holding the folder, the sheet changes to Ready to move and Continue takes you to the review step. See why force quit is hard to reach.

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Freeing up space · Stopping, undoing and apps in the way

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What if the app in the way is stuck on an unsaved-changes dialog?

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Short answer: Storage Studio tells you the app is waiting on a save dialog and leaves the choice to you. Save or discard in the app, let it quit, then press Check again.

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Storage Studio tells you so and asks you to finish up yourself — it won't wrestle with the dialog for you. Switch to the app, save or discard as you choose, let it quit, then press Check again in Storage Studio's sheet.

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Once nothing is holding the folder, the sheet changes to Ready to move and Continue takes you to the review step. See why force quit is hard to reach.

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