{"id":"freeing-space.can-i-stop-a-clear-up-halfway","url":"/faq/freeing-space/can-i-stop-a-clear-up-halfway","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"stopping-and-safety","title":"Stopping, undoing and apps in the way"},"question":"Can I stop a clear-up while it's running?","alt_questions":["How do I cancel a clear-up?","Stop button Storage Studio clean-up","Is it safe to interrupt a clean-up?","I changed my mind halfway","Stop Emergency Space mid-run"],"short_answer":"Yes. Stop is always available while a clear-up runs; it finishes the folder in progress so nothing is half-removed, then reports what was cleared and what's left. Carry on resumes from there.","answer_markdown":"Yes, and it's safe by design. A **Stop** button is there the whole time a clear-up runs. Pressing it finishes the folder already in progress and then halts, so nothing is ever left half-removed.\n\nAfterwards it tells you how much was cleared and how much is left — both counted rather than estimated — and **Carry on** picks up from exactly where it stopped. See [why Stop isn't instant](/faq/freeing-space/why-doesnt-stop-work-instantly).\n\nTo stop all automatic activity rather than one run, use **Stop Service** in the popover, or quit Storage Studio from the menu bar icon.","answer_html":"

Yes, and it's safe by design. A Stop button is there the whole time a clear-up runs. Pressing it finishes the folder already in progress and then halts, so nothing is ever left half-removed.

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Afterwards it tells you how much was cleared and how much is left — both counted rather than estimated — and Carry on picks up from exactly where it stopped. See why Stop isn't instant.

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To stop all automatic activity rather than one run, use Stop Service in the popover, or quit Storage Studio from the menu bar icon.

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

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Can I stop a clear-up while it's running?

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Short answer: Yes. Stop is always available while a clear-up runs; it finishes the folder in progress so nothing is half-removed, then reports what was cleared and what's left. Carry on resumes from there.

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Yes, and it's safe by design. A Stop button is there the whole time a clear-up runs. Pressing it finishes the folder already in progress and then halts, so nothing is ever left half-removed.

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Afterwards it tells you how much was cleared and how much is left — both counted rather than estimated — and Carry on picks up from exactly where it stopped. See why Stop isn't instant.

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To stop all automatic activity rather than one run, use Stop Service in the popover, or quit Storage Studio from the menu bar icon.

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