{"id":"performance-battery.why-did-bridge-disconnect-when-i-chose-minimum","url":"/faq/performance-battery/why-did-bridge-disconnect-when-i-chose-minimum","category":{"id":"performance-battery","title":"Performance & battery"},"subcategory":{"id":"background-pauses","title":"Why background work waits or pauses"},"question":"Why did my Bridge devices disconnect when I chose Minimum mode?","alt_questions":["Bridge stopped sharing in core-only mode","Minimum mode turned off device sharing","storage studio minimum bridge offline","Does a busy Mac disconnect Bridge?"],"short_answer":"Minimum mode deliberately stops Bridge sharing; it starts again for paired devices when you choose another mode. Automatic pauses under heavy load keep Bridge connections open.","answer_markdown":"Because **Minimum — core only** deliberately stops device sharing along with the other non-essential services. When you leave Minimum, Bridge starts up again for devices you've already paired.\n\nA busy Mac on its own doesn't do this: when Storage Studio pauses itself automatically under heavy load (Survival), it keeps live Bridge connections open so a brief spike doesn't drop them.\n\nTo reconnect, pick **Automatic** (or any mode other than Minimum) in the Storage Profile's performance menu. More about Bridge in [Bridge & devices](/faq/bridge-devices/).","answer_html":"

Because Minimum — core only deliberately stops device sharing along with the other non-essential services. When you leave Minimum, Bridge starts up again for devices you've already paired.

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A busy Mac on its own doesn't do this: when Storage Studio pauses itself automatically under heavy load (Survival), it keeps live Bridge connections open so a brief spike doesn't drop them.

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To reconnect, pick Automatic (or any mode other than Minimum) in the Storage Profile's performance menu. More about Bridge in Bridge & devices.

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Why did my Bridge devices disconnect when I chose Minimum mode?

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Short answer: Minimum mode deliberately stops Bridge sharing; it starts again for paired devices when you choose another mode. Automatic pauses under heavy load keep Bridge connections open.

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Because Minimum — core only deliberately stops device sharing along with the other non-essential services. When you leave Minimum, Bridge starts up again for devices you've already paired.

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A busy Mac on its own doesn't do this: when Storage Studio pauses itself automatically under heavy load (Survival), it keeps live Bridge connections open so a brief spike doesn't drop them.

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To reconnect, pick Automatic (or any mode other than Minimum) in the Storage Profile's performance menu. More about Bridge in Bridge & devices.

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