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The backup was stopped part-way — by you, by Storage Studio closing, or by your Mac sleeping. Nothing is lost: the next run continues from where this one stopped instead of starting over.

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Use Back up now when you're ready, or let the next scheduled run carry on automatically.

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Troubleshooting & messages · Backup messages

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What does "Backup was stopped — it will pick up where it left off" mean?

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Short answer: The backup stopped part-way, but nothing is lost — the next run continues from where it stopped. Use Back up now, or let the schedule carry on.

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The backup was stopped part-way — by you, by Storage Studio closing, or by your Mac sleeping. Nothing is lost: the next run continues from where this one stopped instead of starting over.

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Use Back up now when you're ready, or let the next scheduled run carry on automatically.

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