---
id: freeing-space.why-is-nothing-ticked-in-emergency-space
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/why-is-nothing-ticked-in-emergency-space
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "Emergency Space"
question: "Why are some options in Emergency Space not ticked for me?"
alt_questions:
  - "Nothing is selected in Emergency Space"
  - "Why do I have to choose?"
  - "Emergency Space didn't pre-select deletions"
  - "Why is this row unticked?"
  - "Pre-ticked options Emergency Space"
short_answer: "Anything that removes data is never ticked for you, however full the disk; only reversible options may arrive selected. Rows Storage Studio couldn't confidently identify are left unticked too, with the reason."
tags: ["emergency space", "safety", "selection"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-safest-first-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-a-caution-on-an-emergency-row-mean"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why are some options in Emergency Space not ticked for me?

Because the options left unticked are the ones that cost you something. Reversible options may arrive already ticked; anything that removes data never does, however full your disk is. A screen that pre-ticks deletions is a screen that deletes things you didn't read.

A row Storage Studio couldn't confidently identify is also never ticked for you, and says why — have a look inside before you choose it. And a row whose app is open right now says you'll be asked to quit it first. See [what a caution on a row means](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-a-caution-on-an-emergency-row-mean).