Settings & keep-time · Services and self-healing
What does "Waiting for drive" or "Drive needs verification" mean in Services?
Short answer: Waiting for drive means your set-up drive isn't connected — plug it in and queued work resumes. Drive needs verification means it's connected but must be confirmed from Inspect.
The External drive row in Settings → Services describes your external drive:
- Mounted and verified (green) — ready for moves.
- Waiting for drive (yellow) — the drive you set up isn't connected. Plug it in and any queued work resumes automatically.
- Drive needs verification — it's connected, but Storage Studio can't confirm it's the drive it prepared. Run the drive check from Inspect to confirm it.
- Not configured — no drive set up yet. The app works without one; add one to make larger moves.
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