{"id":"privacy-safety.can-i-see-what-will-be-removed-before-it-happens","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/can-i-see-what-will-be-removed-before-it-happens","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"file-safety","title":"Keeping your files safe"},"question":"Can I see exactly what Storage Studio will move or remove before it starts?","alt_questions":["Does Storage Studio show a preview before cleaning?","How do I review a clean-up before it runs?","storage studio preview changes","Can I check the list of folders it will remove?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Free up space opens a review headed “Nothing has happened yet” with measured sizes and the full list of folders each option will remove. Moves show From, To and size first, and you get a record of what actually happened.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Choosing **Free up space** opens a review step headed *“Nothing has happened yet.”* Every option you ticked opens one level, with the real measured size inside, and you see roughly how much it frees and what your free space would be afterwards.\n\nEach clear-up option can be expanded to the full list of folders it will remove. While it runs, the folder being removed is named; afterwards you can see the list of what was removed — and, if you stopped it, what wasn't touched.\n\nMoves work the same way: a confirmation sheet shows From, To, size and any apps using the files before anything is copied. See [Free Up Space](/manual/free-up-space).","answer_html":"

Yes. Choosing Free up space opens a review step headed “Nothing has happened yet.” Every option you ticked opens one level, with the real measured size inside, and you see roughly how much it frees and what your free space would be afterwards.

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Each clear-up option can be expanded to the full list of folders it will remove. While it runs, the folder being removed is named; afterwards you can see the list of what was removed — and, if you stopped it, what wasn't touched.

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Moves work the same way: a confirmation sheet shows From, To, size and any apps using the files before anything is copied. See Free Up Space.

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Privacy & safety · Keeping your files safe

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Can I see exactly what Storage Studio will move or remove before it starts?

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Short answer: Yes. Free up space opens a review headed “Nothing has happened yet” with measured sizes and the full list of folders each option will remove. Moves show From, To and size first, and you get a record of what actually happened.

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Yes. Choosing Free up space opens a review step headed “Nothing has happened yet.” Every option you ticked opens one level, with the real measured size inside, and you see roughly how much it frees and what your free space would be afterwards.

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Each clear-up option can be expanded to the full list of folders it will remove. While it runs, the folder being removed is named; afterwards you can see the list of what was removed — and, if you stopped it, what wasn't touched.

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Moves work the same way: a confirmation sheet shows From, To, size and any apps using the files before anything is copied. See Free Up Space.

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