---
id: freeing-space.what-does-the-free-up-space-result-banner-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-the-free-up-space-result-banner-mean
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "Free Up Space wizard and button"
question: "What do the green, blue and orange Free Up Space result banners mean?"
alt_questions:
  - "Free Up Space finished banner colours"
  - "What does the coloured card after Free Up Space mean?"
  - "Free Up Space result green blue orange"
  - "Storage Studio result banner explained"
  - "What does the banner under the drive cards mean?"
short_answer: "Green means space was freed, blue means items were cleaned but free space didn't change overall, and orange means there was nothing left to clean. Dismiss it with the × button."
tags: ["free up space", "results", "popover"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-no-net-change-in-free-space-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-want-more-space-panel"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What do the green, blue and orange Free Up Space result banners mean?

The banner sums up the last Free Up Space run in one line:

- **Green** — space was freed, with how much and how many files and caches were handled.
- **Blue** — files and caches were cleaned, but there was no net change in free space (see [why that happens](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-no-net-change-in-free-space-mean)).
- **Orange** — already optimised; there was nothing to clean up.

Dismiss it with the × on the right; the next run brings it back. If a run can't reclaim much, a yellow **Want more space?** panel may follow with suggestions — see [the Want more space? panel](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-want-more-space-panel).