Performance & battery · Why background work waits or pauses
Do scheduled cloud transfers and folder syncing wait when my Mac is busy?
Short answer: Yes. Scheduled cloud transfers and automatic folder syncing don't start under heavy load or in Minimum mode. Nothing is skipped — a due transfer starts on a later check, about a minute apart.
Yes — under heavy load (Survival) or in Minimum mode, Storage Studio doesn't start scheduled cloud transfers or its automatic folder syncing. Nothing is skipped: it checks again about every minute, and a transfer that came due simply starts on a later check once your Mac has room.
Transfers you start yourself from Data Transfers aren't held back this way. More in Data Transfers.