---
id: troubleshooting.self-healing-items-need-attention
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/self-healing-items-need-attention
category: "Troubleshooting & messages"
subcategory: "Background service, pauses and self-healing"
question: "What does \"items need attention\" mean under Self-healing?"
alt_questions:
  - "self-healing items need attention"
  - "review the items above marked stopped or sleeping"
  - "repaired items last check storage studio"
  - "storage studio fixed a problem automatically"
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."
tags: ["self-healing", "services"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/background-service-not-responding", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/everything-looks-stuck"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "items need attention" mean under Self-healing?

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**.