---
id: moving-folders.when-do-automatic-moves-run
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/when-do-automatic-moves-run
category: "Moving folders"
subcategory: "Rules and Auto Rules"
question: "When do automatic moves run?"
alt_questions:
  - "What time do rules run?"
  - "daily run hour storage studio"
  - "Do rules run while I'm working?"
  - "Change when automatic moves happen"
short_answer: "Rules run on a daily schedule, shown in the popover, and only when Quiet Hours allows. In Smart mode Storage Studio holds off while you're active, on low battery or in a meeting. Run Rules Only runs them now."
tags: ["schedule", "quiet hours", "rules"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-is-run-rules-only", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/how-do-i-pause-automatic-moves"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# When do automatic moves run?

Rules run on a daily schedule — the popover's meta row shows the run hour — and only when Quiet Hours allows. In **Smart** mode (recommended), Storage Studio holds off while you're actively using the Mac, when the battery is below the level you set, or when your camera or microphone is in use.

You can change the mode in **Settings → Quiet Hours**: **Scheduled** for a fixed daily window, **Smart**, or **Always on**. To run them now instead, use **Run Rules Only**.

See [settings](https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/) and [What does Run Rules Only do?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/moving-folders/what-is-run-rules-only)