{"id":"freeing-space.what-is-the-red-badge-next-to-the-bell","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-red-badge-next-to-the-bell","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"emergency-space","title":"Emergency Space"},"question":"What is the red badge next to the bell on the Home screen?","alt_questions":["Red alert icon on Storage Studio Home","Warning badge beside notifications","When does the red badge appear?","Why is there a red triangle on Home?","Red badge disk 95 percent"],"short_answer":"It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, shown only when your built-in drive is at least 95% full — a share of the drive rather than a fixed number of gigabytes.","answer_markdown":"It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, and it only appears once your built-in drive is at least 95% full. Tap it to open Emergency Space.\n\nIt's measured as a share of your drive's size rather than a fixed number of gigabytes, because 25 GB free is comfortable on a 2 TB Mac and nearly fatal on a 256 GB one. A warning that's always on screen stops meaning anything — so when you see this one, it's real. See [What is Emergency Space?](/faq/freeing-space/what-is-emergency-space)","answer_html":"

It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, and it only appears once your built-in drive is at least 95% full. Tap it to open Emergency Space.

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It's measured as a share of your drive's size rather than a fixed number of gigabytes, because 25 GB free is comfortable on a 2 TB Mac and nearly fatal on a 256 GB one. A warning that's always on screen stops meaning anything — so when you see this one, it's real. See What is Emergency Space?

","answer_text":"It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, and it only appears once your built-in drive is at least 95% full. Tap it to open Emergency Space.\n\nIt's measured as a share of your drive's size rather than a fixed number of gigabytes, because 25 GB free is comfortable on a 2 TB Mac and nearly fatal on a 256 GB one. A warning that's always on screen stops meaning anything — so when you see this one, it's real. See What is Emergency Space?","tags":["emergency space","home screen","low space"],"related":[{"id":"freeing-space.how-do-i-open-emergency-space","question":"Where do I find Emergency Space?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/how-do-i-open-emergency-space"},{"id":"freeing-space.what-is-emergency-space","question":"What is Emergency Space in Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-emergency-space"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What is the red badge next to the bell on the Home screen? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, shown only when your built-in drive is at least 95% full — a share of the drive rather than a fixed number of gigabytes.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Freeing up space","path":"/faq/freeing-space/"},{"name":"What is the red badge next to the bell on the Home screen?","path":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-red-badge-next-to-the-bell"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-red-badge-next-to-the-bell","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the red badge next to the bell on the Home screen?","alternateName":["Red alert icon on Storage Studio Home","Warning badge beside notifications","When does the red badge appear?","Why is there a red triangle on Home?","Red badge disk 95 percent"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, and it only appears once your built-in drive is at least 95% full. Tap it to open Emergency Space.\n\nIt's measured as a share of your drive's size rather than a fixed number of gigabytes, because 25 GB free is comfortable on a 2 TB Mac and nearly fatal on a 256 GB one. A warning that's always on screen stops meaning anything — so when you see this one, it's real. See What is Emergency Space?","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-red-badge-next-to-the-bell"}}]},"fragment":"
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What is the red badge next to the bell on the Home screen?

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Short answer: It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, shown only when your built-in drive is at least 95% full — a share of the drive rather than a fixed number of gigabytes.

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It's the shortcut to Emergency Space, and it only appears once your built-in drive is at least 95% full. Tap it to open Emergency Space.

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It's measured as a share of your drive's size rather than a fixed number of gigabytes, because 25 GB free is comfortable on a 2 TB Mac and nearly fatal on a 256 GB one. A warning that's always on screen stops meaning anything — so when you see this one, it's real. See What is Emergency Space?

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