{"id":"performance-battery.does-storage-studio-remember-my-performance-mode","url":"/faq/performance-battery/does-storage-studio-remember-my-performance-mode","category":{"id":"performance-battery","title":"Performance & battery"},"subcategory":{"id":"performance-modes","title":"Performance modes"},"question":"Does Storage Studio remember the performance mode I picked?","alt_questions":["Will Light mode stay after restart?","Performance mode reset after update","storage studio performance setting saved","Do I need to set the mode every time?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Your chosen performance mode is saved and survives quitting, restarts and updates. If it's Automatic, the setting stays Automatic while the level it picks changes with your Mac's conditions.","answer_markdown":"Yes. The mode you choose in the Storage Profile's performance menu is saved and stays in place after you quit, restart your Mac or update the app, until you choose a different one.\n\nIf you chose **Automatic**, the *setting* stays Automatic while the *level* it picks keeps changing with conditions — that's why the label may read **Auto · Good** one moment and **Auto · Light** the next. See [what Auto · Good means](/faq/performance-battery/what-does-auto-good-mean).","answer_html":"

Yes. The mode you choose in the Storage Profile's performance menu is saved and stays in place after you quit, restart your Mac or update the app, until you choose a different one.

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If you chose Automatic, the setting stays Automatic while the level it picks keeps changing with conditions — that's why the label may read Auto · Good one moment and Auto · Light the next. See what Auto · Good means.

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Performance & battery · Performance modes

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Does Storage Studio remember the performance mode I picked?

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Short answer: Yes. Your chosen performance mode is saved and survives quitting, restarts and updates. If it's Automatic, the setting stays Automatic while the level it picks changes with your Mac's conditions.

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Yes. The mode you choose in the Storage Profile's performance menu is saved and stays in place after you quit, restart your Mac or update the app, until you choose a different one.

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If you chose Automatic, the setting stays Automatic while the level it picks keeps changing with conditions — that's why the label may read Auto · Good one moment and Auto · Light the next. See what Auto · Good means.

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