---
id: performance-battery.how-does-storage-studio-behave-in-low-power-mode
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/how-does-storage-studio-behave-in-low-power-mode
category: "Performance & battery"
subcategory: "Battery, power and Low Power Mode"
question: "How does Storage Studio behave when Low Power Mode is on?"
alt_questions:
  - "Does Storage Studio respect Low Power Mode?"
  - "storage studio low power mode"
  - "Why does it say Low Power Mode — saving battery?"
  - "Does Low Power Mode pause Storage Studio?"
  - "Waiting — Low Power Mode is on, what does it mean?"
  - "Will Storage Studio work in Low Power Mode?"
short_answer: "In Low Power Mode Storage Studio stays usable but goes quiet: animations and live charts pause, background work is cut hard, and heavier jobs like duplicate scans wait until Low Power Mode is off."
tags: ["low power mode", "battery", "background work"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/does-storage-studio-drain-my-battery", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/why-did-the-animations-stop", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/duplicates/why-does-the-duplicate-scan-say-waiting"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How does Storage Studio behave when Low Power Mode is on?

It stays fully usable but goes quiet. With macOS **Low Power Mode** on, Storage Studio keeps all its screens and controls working, pauses continuous animations and live charts, and cuts its background budget hard.

Some heavier background jobs simply wait until Low Power Mode is off:

- Background duplicate scanning shows **"Waiting — Low Power Mode is on."**
- Detailed analysis of your connected cloud accounts doesn't start.

Anything you start yourself still runs. The hover reason on the performance label reads "Low Power Mode — saving battery". Turn Low Power Mode off (System Settings → Battery) and Storage Studio notices straight away and picks up where it left off.

Related: [Does Storage Studio drain my battery?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/does-storage-studio-drain-my-battery)