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So it can tell you things worth knowing while it works in the background: your external drive disconnecting or reconnecting, your built-in disk running low, an eject succeeding or a file still being in use, a support reply, or a scheduled tidy-up finishing.

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Each notification is shown once and disappears when it's no longer relevant, so Notification Centre mirrors the in-app bell rather than piling up. Success notices after every automatic run are off by default; turn them on in Settings → Notifications. See Notifications.

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Privacy & safety · Permissions and access

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Why does Storage Studio ask to send notifications, and what will it tell me?

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Short answer: To tell you about drives connecting, low disk space, ejects, support replies and finished tidy-ups. Each notification shows once and clears when no longer relevant, and success notices after every run are off by default.

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So it can tell you things worth knowing while it works in the background: your external drive disconnecting or reconnecting, your built-in disk running low, an eject succeeding or a file still being in use, a support reply, or a scheduled tidy-up finishing.

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Each notification is shown once and disappears when it's no longer relevant, so Notification Centre mirrors the in-app bell rather than piling up. Success notices after every automatic run are off by default; turn them on in Settings → Notifications. See Notifications.

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