Getting started · Quitting, restarting and uninstalling
Does quitting Storage Studio stop everything it's doing?
Short answer: Quitting stops the app and its working helpers at a safe point. The scheduled background service keeps running by design — stop it in Settings → Services — and an update that's mid-install is left to finish.
Quitting stops the app and the helpers it started for heavier work, such as transfers, backups and the link to another device. Each is asked to finish tidily first, so anything in progress stops at a safe point rather than being abandoned halfway.
Two things keep going on purpose:
- The background service that runs routine scheduled tidying while the app is closed — that's what it's for. Stop it yourself in Settings → Services.
- An update that is mid-install, so you're never left with a half-replaced app.
To quit, use More → Quit Storage Studio or right-click the menu-bar icon. Restart Storage Studio does the same clean shutdown, then opens the app again.