Performance & battery · Meetings, presenting and when you're busy
Does Storage Studio pause when I'm presenting or sharing my screen?
Short answer: Only when your camera or microphone is in use, which covers screen sharing on a call. For an in-room presentation, click Pause in the menu bar popover first, or set Scheduled Quiet Hours for that time.
Only if your camera or microphone is in use. Meeting detection in Smart Quiet Hours watches for a camera or microphone being used by another app — so a video call where you share your screen counts, but presenting slides in a room with no call does not.
For a presentation without a call, you have two easy options:
- Click Pause in the menu bar popover before you start, and Resume afterwards.
- Use Scheduled Quiet Hours for a known time slot.
Your own activity also keeps background work tiny while you're clicking through slides. See Quiet Hours in Settings.