---
id: settings.what-are-quiet-hours
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-are-quiet-hours
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Quiet Hours, pausing and schedules"
question: "What are Quiet Hours in Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "storage studio quiet hours"
  - "Control when Storage Studio runs"
  - "How do I stop Storage Studio working while I'm busy?"
  - "When does Storage Studio do its heavy work?"
  - "Schedule Storage Studio clean-ups"
short_answer: "Quiet Hours control when Storage Studio may run heavy automatic work like scheduled moves and cache clean-up. Choose Scheduled, Smart (recommended) or Always on in Settings → Quiet Hours."
tags: ["quiet hours", "schedule", "automation"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-does-smart-quiet-hours-mode-work", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-do-i-set-a-scheduled-quiet-window", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/should-i-use-always-on-quiet-hours"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What are Quiet Hours in Storage Studio?

Quiet Hours decide when Storage Studio is allowed to do heavy automatic work, such as scheduled moves and cache clean-up. You choose one of three modes in **Settings → Quiet Hours**:

- **Scheduled** — stay quiet during a fixed daily window.
- **Smart (recommended)** — work it out from your activity, battery and meetings.
- **Always on** — never hold back automatic work.

Quiet Hours only affect *automatic* work. Things you start yourself, and the app's status updates, carry on as normal.