---
id: getting-started.does-quitting-stop-everything
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/does-quitting-stop-everything
category: "Getting started"
subcategory: "Quitting, restarting and uninstalling"
question: "Does quitting Storage Studio stop everything it's doing?"
alt_questions:
  - "What happens when I quit Storage Studio?"
  - "Quit vs Restart Storage Studio"
  - "Does Storage Studio keep running after I quit?"
  - "Is Storage Studio still running in the background after quitting?"
  - "Stop all Storage Studio activity"
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."
tags: ["quit", "restart", "background service"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/what-is-the-background-service"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does quitting Storage Studio stop everything it's doing?

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.