---
id: performance-battery.what-does-auto-good-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-does-auto-good-mean
category: "Performance & battery"
subcategory: "Performance modes"
question: "What does \"Auto · Good\" or \"Auto · Light\" mean in Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "What does Auto Good mean on the Storage Profile?"
  - "Why does it say Auto · Light?"
  - "Auto · Rich meaning"
  - "What is the label next to Refresh on Storage Profile?"
  - "storage studio auto good light label"
short_answer: "It means the setting is Automatic and Storage Studio has currently picked the level shown after the dot — Good, Rich, Light or Survival. It changes on its own as your Mac's conditions change."
tags: ["performance mode", "automatic", "storage profile"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/how-do-i-change-the-performance-mode", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/why-did-storage-studio-switch-to-light-mode"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "Auto · Good" or "Auto · Light" mean in Storage Studio?

It means the performance setting is **Automatic** and, right now, Storage Studio has chosen the level after the dot. **Auto · Good** is the normal balanced level; **Auto · Rich** means your Mac has plenty of headroom; **Auto · Light** means it has eased off; **Auto · Survival** means it has paused background work because the Mac is under heavy load.

The level can change on its own as conditions change — plugging in, unplugging, a heavy app starting or the Mac warming up. Hover over the label to see why it chose the current level.

You don't need to do anything when it changes. If you'd rather it stayed put, pick a fixed level from the same menu — see [how to change the mode](https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/how-do-i-change-the-performance-mode).