---
id: freeing-space.what-should-i-do-about-a-low-space-notification
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-should-i-do-about-a-low-space-notification
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "Emergency Space"
question: "I got a notification that my disk is nearly full — what should I do?"
alt_questions:
  - "Disk nearly full notification"
  - "What to do about the low space alert"
  - "I dismissed the low space notification"
  - "Storage Studio says I'm running out of space"
  - "Got a disk nearly full alert, what next?"
short_answer: "Use the notification's button to open Emergency Space, or open it later from More → Emergency Space or the red badge on Home. Enter how much room you need, review the plan, then confirm."
tags: ["notifications", "emergency space", "low space"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-emergency-space", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/how-do-i-open-emergency-space"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# I got a notification that my disk is nearly full — what should I do?

Click the button on the notification — it takes you straight to Emergency Space, the screen built for this. If you've already dismissed it, open **More ••• → Emergency Space**, or tap the red badge beside the bell on Home.

Then:

1. Enter how much room you need.
2. Review the plan — nothing happens until you confirm.
3. Let it run; you can close the window and keep working.

It's never behind a licence prompt. See [What is Emergency Space?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-emergency-space)