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It updates every rule whose own age is below your current hard floor so the stored age matches the floor. Those rules already run at the floor anyway; the button just makes what's written match what happens, so the list is easier to read.

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If you'd rather keep the lower ages, the alternative is to lower the floor itself under Global overrides — which asks you to confirm.

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Settings & keep-time · Rules and safety floors

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What does the "Raise … to … floor" button in Settings → Rules do?

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Short answer: It raises every rule whose age is below the hard floor to match it. Those rules already run at the floor; the button makes the stored ages match what actually happens.

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It updates every rule whose own age is below your current hard floor so the stored age matches the floor. Those rules already run at the floor anyway; the button just makes what's written match what happens, so the list is easier to read.

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If you'd rather keep the lower ages, the alternative is to lower the floor itself under Global overrides — which asks you to confirm.

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