Getting started · The setup wizard
What is the background service Storage Studio installs during setup?
Short answer: A small helper that runs Storage Studio's scheduled work and notifications, even with the app closed, and starts at login. You can see its status and restart or stop it from Settings → Services.
It's a small scheduled helper that does Storage Studio's routine work — watching your drive, running scheduled tidy-ups and posting notifications — including while the main app is closed. It starts automatically each time you log in.
You stay in control of it:
- Stop Service in the Advanced view's popover pauses all automatic actions until you start it again.
- Settings → Services shows its live status, with a Restart now button if it ever needs one.
- Quitting the app doesn't stop it — that's by design, so scheduled work still happens.
It's designed to stay light and yield to whatever you're doing; see Performance & battery.