---
id: settings.do-i-need-to-click-save-after-changing-a-setting
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/do-i-need-to-click-save-after-changing-a-setting
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Finding and using Settings"
question: "Do I need to click Save or restart after changing a Storage Studio setting?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is there an Apply button in Storage Studio settings?"
  - "Do settings changes take effect immediately?"
  - "storage studio settings not saving"
  - "Do I have to restart Storage Studio after changing preferences?"
  - "How do I know my setting was saved?"
short_answer: "No. Storage Studio saves each change as you make it — there's no Apply button and nothing to restart. Background work picks up the new value within about 30 seconds."
tags: ["settings", "save", "apply"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-do-i-undo-a-quiet-hours-change"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Do I need to click Save or restart after changing a Storage Studio setting?

No. Storage Studio saves every change the moment you make it, and there is nothing to restart. Most sections show a small **Changes apply automatically** note at the bottom, which briefly switches to a "Saved" confirmation after an edit.

The background work picks up new values shortly afterwards — usually within about 30 seconds — so a new quiet-hours window or a raised age floor is respected on the next check.

If you change your mind in **Quiet Hours**, the **Revert to saved** button there puts back the last saved values.