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Storage Studio watches your built-in drive's free space. When it's getting low the menu bar icon shows an orange warning badge, and the Internal card's bar turns orange; when it's critically low the icon turns red, you get a notification, and Storage Studio steps in automatically to relocate items your rules allow.

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By default "getting low" starts below 40 GB free and "critically low" below 15 GB. For ways to free space now, see freeing space.

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Settings & keep-time · Notifications

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When does Storage Studio warn me that my Mac is low on space?

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Short answer: By default it warns (orange icon) when free space on your built-in drive drops below 40 GB, and at critically low (red, below 15 GB) it notifies you and steps in automatically.

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Storage Studio watches your built-in drive's free space. When it's getting low the menu bar icon shows an orange warning badge, and the Internal card's bar turns orange; when it's critically low the icon turns red, you get a notification, and Storage Studio steps in automatically to relocate items your rules allow.

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By default "getting low" starts below 40 GB free and "critically low" below 15 GB. For ways to free space now, see freeing space.

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