{"id":"performance-battery.what-do-the-performance-label-icons-mean","url":"/faq/performance-battery/what-do-the-performance-label-icons-mean","category":{"id":"performance-battery","title":"Performance & battery"},"subcategory":{"id":"performance-modes","title":"Performance modes"},"question":"What do the moon, crossed-out bolt and sparkles icons next to Storage Studio's performance label mean?","alt_questions":["Moon icon on Storage Profile","Lightning bolt with a line through it in Storage Studio","Sparkles icon performance menu","storage studio performance icon meaning"],"short_answer":"Sparkles means normal operation with full effects, a crossed-out bolt means Storage Studio is running light (Light, Minimum or Low Power Mode), and a moon means Survival, with background work paused.","answer_markdown":"They show at a glance how Storage Studio is running:\n\n- **Sparkles** — normal operation, with full effects (Extreme, Rich or Good).\n- **Crossed-out lightning bolt** — running light: effects and live graphs are off, either because of the level (Light or Minimum) or because Low Power Mode is on.\n- **Moon** — Survival: background work is paused because your Mac is under heavy load.\n\nHover over the label to see the reason in words. See [what each mode means](/faq/performance-battery/what-are-storage-studio-performance-modes).","answer_html":"

They show at a glance how Storage Studio is running:

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Hover over the label to see the reason in words. See what each mode means.

","answer_text":"They show at a glance how Storage Studio is running:\n\n- Sparkles — normal operation, with full effects (Extreme, Rich or Good).\n- Crossed-out lightning bolt — running light: effects and live graphs are off, either because of the level (Light or Minimum) or because Low Power Mode is on.\n- Moon — Survival: background work is paused because your Mac is under heavy load.\n\nHover over the label to see the reason in words. See what each mode means.","tags":["performance mode","icons","storage profile"],"related":[{"id":"performance-battery.what-are-storage-studio-performance-modes","question":"What are Storage Studio's performance modes?","url":"/faq/performance-battery/what-are-storage-studio-performance-modes"},{"id":"performance-battery.what-does-auto-good-mean","question":"What does \"Auto · Good\" or \"Auto · Light\" mean in Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/performance-battery/what-does-auto-good-mean"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What do the moon, crossed-out bolt and sparkles icons next to Storage Studio's performance label mean? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Sparkles means normal operation with full effects, a crossed-out bolt means Storage Studio is running light (Light, Minimum or Low Power Mode), and a moon means Survival, with background work paused.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Performance & battery","path":"/faq/performance-battery/"},{"name":"What do the moon, crossed-out bolt and sparkles icons next to Storage Studio's performance label mean?","path":"/faq/performance-battery/what-do-the-performance-label-icons-mean"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-do-the-performance-label-icons-mean","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What do the moon, crossed-out bolt and sparkles icons next to Storage Studio's performance label mean?","alternateName":["Moon icon on Storage Profile","Lightning bolt with a line through it in Storage Studio","Sparkles icon performance menu","storage studio performance icon meaning"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They show at a glance how Storage Studio is running:\n\n- Sparkles — normal operation, with full effects (Extreme, Rich or Good).\n- Crossed-out lightning bolt — running light: effects and live graphs are off, either because of the level (Light or Minimum) or because Low Power Mode is on.\n- Moon — Survival: background work is paused because your Mac is under heavy load.\n\nHover over the label to see the reason in words. See what each mode means.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-do-the-performance-label-icons-mean"}}]},"fragment":"
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What do the moon, crossed-out bolt and sparkles icons next to Storage Studio's performance label mean?

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Short answer: Sparkles means normal operation with full effects, a crossed-out bolt means Storage Studio is running light (Light, Minimum or Low Power Mode), and a moon means Survival, with background work paused.

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They show at a glance how Storage Studio is running:

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  • Sparkles — normal operation, with full effects (Extreme, Rich or Good).
  • Crossed-out lightning bolt — running light: effects and live graphs are off, either because of the level (Light or Minimum) or because Low Power Mode is on.
  • Moon — Survival: background work is paused because your Mac is under heavy load.
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Hover over the label to see the reason in words. See what each mode means.

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