---
id: troubleshooting.not-enough-room-to-carry-on-download
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/not-enough-room-to-carry-on-download
category: "Troubleshooting & messages"
subcategory: "Cloud accounts and transfers"
question: "What does \"Not enough room to carry on\" mean during a download?"
alt_questions:
  - "not enough room to carry on everything downloaded so far is safe"
  - "download paused not enough space"
  - "transfer needs more space mac"
  - "move this transfer to another drive"
short_answer: "The download ran short of space and paused, keeping everything downloaded so far. Free space and resume, or move the transfer to a roomier drive without re-downloading."
tags: ["download", "space", "transfer"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/optimising-cloud-storage-didnt-finish", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/not-enough-free-space-nothing-changed"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "Not enough room to carry on" mean during a download?

The download needs more free space than is left on the disk it's saving to. It pauses rather than fail, and everything downloaded so far is kept.

### Options
- Free some space on that disk, then resume.
- Or **move the transfer to another drive** with more room — what's already downloaded moves there and the transfer carries on, so nothing is downloaded twice.