{"id":"freeing-space.how-do-i-silence-notices-about-an-expected-app","url":"/faq/freeing-space/how-do-i-silence-notices-about-an-expected-app","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"where-space-went","title":"Where your space went"},"question":"How do I stop Storage Studio warning me about an app I expect to use space?","alt_questions":["Mark a source as expected","Stop space notices for one app","I know this app uses space, stop telling me","Silence space growth notice","Expected source Storage Studio"],"short_answer":"Mark that source as expected from the space notice and Storage Studio stops mentioning it. Its usage still appears in What's Using Space and the space breakdown.","answer_markdown":"Mark it as expected. Space notices let you mark a source as expected, and once you have, Storage Studio stops mentioning it — so a video editor that's meant to write large files, for example, won't keep triggering warnings.\n\nYou'll still hear about other sources, and the space it uses still shows up in What's Using Space and in [Where did my space go?](/faq/freeing-space/where-did-my-disk-space-go), so nothing is hidden from you.\n\nFor notification settings in general, see the [Settings FAQ](/faq/settings/).","answer_html":"

Mark it as expected. Space notices let you mark a source as expected, and once you have, Storage Studio stops mentioning it — so a video editor that's meant to write large files, for example, won't keep triggering warnings.

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You'll still hear about other sources, and the space it uses still shows up in What's Using Space and in Where did my space go?, so nothing is hidden from you.

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For notification settings in general, see the Settings FAQ.

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How do I stop Storage Studio warning me about an app I expect to use space?

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Short answer: Mark that source as expected from the space notice and Storage Studio stops mentioning it. Its usage still appears in What's Using Space and the space breakdown.

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Mark it as expected. Space notices let you mark a source as expected, and once you have, Storage Studio stops mentioning it — so a video editor that's meant to write large files, for example, won't keep triggering warnings.

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You'll still hear about other sources, and the space it uses still shows up in What's Using Space and in Where did my space go?, so nothing is hidden from you.

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For notification settings in general, see the Settings FAQ.

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