Moving folders · Folders an app is using
Should I force quit an app so Storage Studio can move its folder?
Short answer: Only as a last resort. Force quit appears only after a polite quit is refused, behind a second confirmation, because ending an app mid-write can damage its data. Finish up in the app and press Check again instead where you can.
Only as a last resort. Force quit is deliberately hard to reach: it only appears after a polite quit has been refused, and it sits behind its own second confirmation that spells out the risk.
The risk is real. Some apps keep their data in a database they write to continuously, and ending one mid-write can leave that database damaged. A polite quit lets the app save and close normally, which is why Storage Studio tries that first.
If an app is sitting on an unsaved-changes dialog, switch to it, finish up, and press Check again — that's safer than forcing it.