---
id: freeing-space.why-does-it-say-there-is-no-earlier-reading
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/why-does-it-say-there-is-no-earlier-reading
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["whats using space", "first run", "what changed"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-gone-pinned-reclaimed-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-measure-again-do"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.

See [what Gone, Pinned and Reclaimed mean](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-gone-pinned-reclaimed-mean).