Troubleshooting & messages · Drive connection and drive messages
What does "Your fast drive isn't connected right now, so moves and transfers are paused" mean?
Short answer: Your external drive is unplugged, so moves and transfers that need it are paused. Everything on the drive is safe — plug it back in and paused work resumes automatically.
Storage Studio noticed your external ("fast") drive is unplugged, so it paused anything that needs it — moves, transfers and putting things back. Everything already on the drive is safe, and nothing on your Mac is affected.
### What to do - Plug the drive back in. Paused work picks up again automatically; you don't need to restart anything. - If you're travelling without the drive, that's fine — the message is informational. Just remember that folders and apps you moved to the drive aren't reachable until it's connected.