---
id: settings.what-does-auto-actions-disabled-monitor-only-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-does-auto-actions-disabled-monitor-only-mean
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Quiet Hours, pausing and schedules"
question: "What do Enabled, Paused and \"Disabled (monitor only)\" mean on the Auto-actions line?"
alt_questions:
  - "Auto-actions paused popover"
  - "Disabled monitor only storage studio"
  - "Auto-actions row meaning"
  - "Storage Studio only monitoring"
short_answer: "Enabled means automatic actions run when allowed, Paused means you paused them (click Resume), and Disabled (monitor only) means Storage Studio only watches and reports."
tags: ["automation", "popover", "status"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-does-the-quiet-hours-line-in-the-popover-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-do-i-stop-everything-storage-studio-does-in-the-background"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What do Enabled, Paused and "Disabled (monitor only)" mean on the Auto-actions line?

The **Auto-actions** line in the popover status says whether Storage Studio may act on its own:

- **Enabled** — automatic moves and clean-ups run when your Quiet Hours allow.
- **Paused** — you clicked Pause; click **Resume** to continue.
- **Disabled (monitor only)** — automatic actions are switched off, and Storage Studio only watches and reports.

In every state the app keeps updating its status.