---
id: performance-battery.what-is-minimum-core-only-mode
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-is-minimum-core-only-mode
category: "Performance & battery"
subcategory: "Performance modes"
question: "What does Minimum (core only) mode turn off?"
alt_questions:
  - "What is Minimum mode in Storage Studio?"
  - "What stops in core-only mode?"
  - "How do I make Storage Studio do as little as possible?"
  - "storage studio minimum mode bridge junk yard"
  - "Does Minimum mode stop backups?"
  - "Lockdown mode for Storage Studio background services"
short_answer: "Minimum mode keeps only Storage Studio's core storage work running and stops Bridge sharing, Junk Yard capture, background cloud transfers and syncing, scheduled backups and background duplicate scans until you choose another mode."
tags: ["minimum mode", "core only", "background services"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-are-storage-studio-performance-modes", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-is-survival-mode", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/why-did-bridge-disconnect-when-i-chose-minimum"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does Minimum (core only) mode turn off?

**Minimum — core only** is a deliberate lockdown you choose yourself. Storage Studio keeps doing its core storage work, very lightly, and stops every non-essential background service:

- Bridge device sharing (live device connections close; they come back when you leave Minimum).
- The Junk Yard clipboard capture and side curtain.
- Background cloud transfers and automatic folder syncing.
- Scheduled backups.
- Background duplicate scanning (**Scan now** still works).

It never switches on automatically, and it stays on until you pick another mode in the Storage Profile header. Use it when you want Storage Studio as quiet as it can be — for example during a demanding recording session.

See [all performance modes](https://storagestudio.us/faq/performance-battery/what-are-storage-studio-performance-modes).