{"id":"freeing-space.why-does-it-say-there-is-no-earlier-reading","url":"/faq/freeing-space/why-does-it-say-there-is-no-earlier-reading","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"whats-using-space","title":"What's Using Space (Storage Inspector)"},"question":"Why does What changed say there's no earlier reading to compare against?","alt_questions":["What changed is empty first time","No previous measurement Storage Studio","Why are there no Gone or Pinned figures?","First time opening What's Using Space","What changed shows nothing"],"short_answer":"It's the first measurement, so there's nothing to compare with yet. Storage Studio says so instead of showing misleading zeroes; check again later and the section fills in.","answer_markdown":"Because this is the first measurement, so there's nothing to compare it with yet. Rather than show zeroes — which would look like nothing changed — Storage Studio says plainly that it has no earlier reading.\n\nOpen the window again later, or press **Measure again** after some time has passed, and the What changed section fills in with what grew, what's pinned and what was reclaimed over that window.\n\nSee [what Gone, Pinned and Reclaimed mean](/faq/freeing-space/what-does-gone-pinned-reclaimed-mean).","answer_html":"

Because this is the first measurement, so there's nothing to compare it with yet. Rather than show zeroes — which would look like nothing changed — Storage Studio says plainly that it has no earlier reading.

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Open the window again later, or press Measure again after some time has passed, and the What changed section fills in with what grew, what's pinned and what was reclaimed over that window.

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See what Gone, Pinned and Reclaimed mean.

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Why does What changed say there's no earlier reading to compare against?

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Short answer: It's the first measurement, so there's nothing to compare with yet. Storage Studio says so instead of showing misleading zeroes; check again later and the section fills in.

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Because this is the first measurement, so there's nothing to compare it with yet. Rather than show zeroes — which would look like nothing changed — Storage Studio says plainly that it has no earlier reading.

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Open the window again later, or press Measure again after some time has passed, and the What changed section fills in with what grew, what's pinned and what was reclaimed over that window.

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See what Gone, Pinned and Reclaimed mean.

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