Troubleshooting & messages · Background service, pauses and self-healing
What does "items need attention" mean under Self-healing?
Short answer: The watchdog found something it couldn't repair by itself. Check the rows in Settings → Services marked Stopped or Sleeping — each explains the problem and offers a fix where possible.
Storage Studio's watchdog re-checks its own background parts every few minutes. Repaired means it found something stopped and fixed it — no action needed. Items need attention means it found something it couldn't fix by itself.
Look at the rows above it in Settings → Services: any marked Stopped or Sleeping explain what's wrong and, where possible, offer a one-click fix such as Restart now.