{"id":"licensing-payments.what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan","category":{"id":"licensing-payments","title":"Licensing & payments"},"subcategory":{"id":"subscription","title":"Managing your subscription"},"question":"What reminders does Storage Studio show about my plan?","alt_questions":["plan renews soon notification","trial ending notification bell","founder free period ending reminder","Will you tell me before charging my card?","Why does the payment notice keep coming back?"],"short_answer":"The bell shows Free trial ending, Plan renews soon and Founder free period ending. A red Payment didn't go through notice stays until it's paid; Payment processing is informational.","answer_markdown":"Storage Studio puts reminders in the notification bell before anything changes: **Free trial ending** about a week before your trial runs out, **Plan renews soon** naming the date your card will be charged, and, for Inner Circle members, **Founder free period ending**. Those are informational only.\n\nTwo payment notices behave differently. **Payment didn't go through** is red, can't be dismissed and stays until the payment is sorted — it clears by itself afterwards. **Payment processing** is a calm, informational note while a payment clears. Your settings and moved files are untouched either way.","answer_html":"<p>Storage Studio puts reminders in the notification bell before anything changes: <strong>Free trial ending</strong> about a week before your trial runs out, <strong>Plan renews soon</strong> naming the date your card will be charged, and, for Inner Circle members, <strong>Founder free period ending</strong>. Those are informational only.</p>\n<p>Two payment notices behave differently. <strong>Payment didn&#39;t go through</strong> is red, can&#39;t be dismissed and stays until the payment is sorted — it clears by itself afterwards. <strong>Payment processing</strong> is a calm, informational note while a payment clears. Your settings and moved files are untouched either way.</p>","answer_text":"Storage Studio puts reminders in the notification bell before anything changes: Free trial ending about a week before your trial runs out, Plan renews soon naming the date your card will be charged, and, for Inner Circle members, Founder free period ending. Those are informational only.\n\nTwo payment notices behave differently. Payment didn't go through is red, can't be dismissed and stays until the payment is sorted — it clears by itself afterwards. Payment processing is a calm, informational note while a payment clears. Your settings and moved files are untouched either way.","tags":["reminders","notifications","subscription"],"related":[{"id":"licensing-payments.do-subscriptions-renew-automatically","question":"Does my Storage Studio subscription renew automatically?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/do-subscriptions-renew-automatically"},{"id":"licensing-payments.will-i-get-reminders-before-my-trial-ends","question":"Will Storage Studio remind me before my trial ends?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/will-i-get-reminders-before-my-trial-ends"},{"id":"licensing-payments.why-cant-i-dismiss-the-payment-notice","question":"Why can't I dismiss the payment notice in the notifications bell?","url":"/faq/licensing-payments/why-cant-i-dismiss-the-payment-notice"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What reminders does Storage Studio show about my plan? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"The bell shows Free trial ending, Plan renews soon and Founder free period ending. 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Those are informational only.\n\nTwo payment notices behave differently. Payment didn't go through is red, can't be dismissed and stays until the payment is sorted — it clears by itself afterwards. Payment processing is a calm, informational note while a payment clears. Your settings and moved files are untouched either way.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/licensing-payments/what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\" aria-current=\"true\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#free-trial\">The free trial</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#trial-extension\">Extending your trial and free offers</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#plans\">Plans and pricing</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#buying\">Buying, coupons and onboarding codes</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#activation\">Activating your licence</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-key\">Your licence key</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#macs\">Your licence and your Macs</a> <span>7</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#subscription\">Managing your subscription</a> <span>26</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#refunds\">Refunds, charges and disputes</a> <span>7</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#licence-status\">Licence status and offline use</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#inner-circle\">Inner Circle (founder) offer</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#versions\">Updates and Mac compatibility</a> <span>3</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">What reminders does Storage Studio show about my plan?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> · <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/#subscription\">Managing your subscription</a></p>\n<h1>What reminders does Storage Studio show about my plan?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> The bell shows Free trial ending, Plan renews soon and Founder free period ending. A red Payment didn&#39;t go through notice stays until it&#39;s paid; Payment processing is informational.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Storage Studio puts reminders in the notification bell before anything changes: <strong>Free trial ending</strong> about a week before your trial runs out, <strong>Plan renews soon</strong> naming the date your card will be charged, and, for Inner Circle members, <strong>Founder free period ending</strong>. Those are informational only.</p>\n<p>Two payment notices behave differently. <strong>Payment didn&#39;t go through</strong> is red, can&#39;t be dismissed and stays until the payment is sorted — it clears by itself afterwards. <strong>Payment processing</strong> is a calm, informational note while a payment clears. Your settings and moved files are untouched either way.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/do-subscriptions-renew-automatically\">Does my Storage Studio subscription renew automatically?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/will-i-get-reminders-before-my-trial-ends\">Will Storage Studio remind me before my trial ends?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/why-cant-i-dismiss-the-payment-notice\">Why can&#39;t I dismiss the payment notice in the notifications bell?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/what-reminders-does-the-app-show-about-my-plan.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}