---
id: performance-battery.do-i-lose-features-in-light-mode
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/do-i-lose-features-in-light-mode
category: "Performance & battery"
subcategory: "Performance modes"
question: "Do I lose any features if I set Storage Studio to Light?"
alt_questions:
  - "What's the difference between Light and Good?"
  - "Does Light mode disable anything important?"
  - "Is Light mode safe to leave on?"
  - "storage studio light vs good"
short_answer: "No. Light keeps every tool and window; it only swaps live charts and animations for a static view and runs background work more gently. Minimum is the mode that switches services off."
tags: ["light mode", "features", "performance mode"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-are-storage-studio-performance-modes", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-is-minimum-core-only-mode"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Do I lose any features if I set Storage Studio to Light?

No features go away in Light. You keep every window, button and tool; what changes is the presentation and the pace. Live charts and continuous animations are replaced by a static view, and background work runs more gently, so things like folder sizes and profiles may take longer to fill in.

That's the key difference from **Minimum — core only**, which does switch off non-essential services such as Bridge sharing, the Junk Yard and scheduled backups.

Light is a fine setting to leave on for an older or busy Mac. See [all performance modes](https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-are-storage-studio-performance-modes).