---
id: troubleshooting.still-checking-its-copying-tool
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/still-checking-its-copying-tool
category: "Troubleshooting & messages"
subcategory: "Moves and copies that didn't finish"
question: "Why does it say Storage Studio was still checking its copying tool?"
alt_questions:
  - "still checking its copying tool"
  - "storage studio was still checking its copying tool nothing was changed"
  - "move right after launch failed"
  - "try again in a moment after opening storage studio"
short_answer: "Storage Studio was still confirming its built-in copying tool was ready (just after launch). Nothing changed — wait a moment and try again."
tags: ["launch", "copy tool", "try again"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/couldnt-find-its-transfer-tool", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/move-hasnt-finished-settling"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why does it say Storage Studio was still checking its copying tool?

Right after Storage Studio opens, it checks that its built-in copying tool is ready. If you start a move during those first moments, it declines rather than risk a half-ready copy. Nothing was changed.

Wait a moment and try again — this clears by itself within seconds of launch.