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Start with Settings → Services. Each row shows whether that part of Storage Studio is working and, if not, what's wrong and a one-click fix where there is one.

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Then open More → Job Insights for the background jobs — when each last ran, what happened, and anything that needs a look. Many problems are repaired automatically by self-healing.

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If the app itself won't respond, quit it from the menu bar icon (or Activity Monitor) and open it again; moves in progress pick up where they stopped.

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Troubleshooting & messages · Background service, pauses and self-healing

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Everything in Storage Studio looks stuck — where do I start?

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Short answer: Check Settings → Services first — each row says what's wrong and offers a fix — then More → Job Insights for background jobs. Many issues self-repair.

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Start with Settings → Services. Each row shows whether that part of Storage Studio is working and, if not, what's wrong and a one-click fix where there is one.

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Then open More → Job Insights for the background jobs — when each last ran, what happened, and anything that needs a look. Many problems are repaired automatically by self-healing.

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If the app itself won't respond, quit it from the menu bar icon (or Activity Monitor) and open it again; moves in progress pick up where they stopped.

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