{"id":"moving-folders.should-i-force-quit-an-app-to-move-its-folder","url":"/faq/moving-folders/should-i-force-quit-an-app-to-move-its-folder","category":{"id":"moving-folders","title":"Moving folders"},"subcategory":{"id":"folders-in-use","title":"Folders an app is using"},"question":"Should I force quit an app so Storage Studio can move its folder?","alt_questions":["Force quit button in Move when closed","Where is Force quit?","App refused to quit, what now?","Is it safe to force quit before moving?","force quit risk storage studio"],"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.","answer_markdown":"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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nIf an app is sitting on an unsaved-changes dialog, switch to it, finish up, and press **Check again** — that's safer than forcing it.\n\nSee [What does Move when closed mean?](/faq/moving-folders/what-does-move-when-closed-mean)","answer_html":"

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.

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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.

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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.

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See What does Move when closed mean?

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Moving folders · Folders an app is using

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Should I force quit an app so Storage Studio can move its folder?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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See What does Move when closed mean?

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