---
id: freeing-space.what-does-carry-on-do
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-carry-on-do
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "Stopping, undoing and apps in the way"
question: "What does Carry on do after I stop a clear-up?"
alt_questions:
  - "Resume a stopped clear-up"
  - "Carry on button"
  - "Does it start over after stopping?"
  - "Continue cleaning where it stopped"
  - "Restart stopped clean-up"
short_answer: "It resumes a stopped clear-up from where it left off; folders already removed aren't touched again."
tags: ["resume", "clear up", "stop"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/can-i-stop-a-clear-up-halfway", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/how-do-i-see-exactly-what-a-clear-up-removed"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does Carry on do after I stop a clear-up?

It resumes the clear-up from exactly where it stopped. Folders that were already removed aren't done again, so nothing is repeated and you don't lose the progress you'd made.

Before you press it, the stopped run shows what was removed and, separately, what wasn't touched — so you can decide whether to carry on at all. See [seeing what a clear-up removed](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/how-do-i-see-exactly-what-a-clear-up-removed).