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  "title": "What Tuhi can do for you",
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  "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/what-tuhi-can-do-for-you",
  "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/what-tuhi-can-do-for-you.md",
  "category": "Tuhi assistant",
  "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi-assistant/",
  "tags": [
    "tuhi",
    "assistant",
    "downloads",
    "pause",
    "cancel"
  ],
  "summary": "Besides answering questions, Tuhi can download a link to the place you name and stop, pause, carry on or cancel a download, transfer, folder move, backup or Free Up Space when you ask. She follows each job to the end and asks before anything that would throw work away.",
  "published_at": "2026-10-27T11:13:36.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-27T11:13:36.000Z",
  "headings": [
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Downloading a link",
      "id": "downloading-a-link"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Stopping, pausing, carrying on and cancelling",
      "id": "stopping-pausing-carrying-on-and-cancelling"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "What she won't do",
      "id": "what-she-won-t-do"
    }
  ],
  "links_out": [
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      "slug": "data-transfers",
      "label": "Data Transfers",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/data-transfers"
    },
    {
      "slug": "tuhi-is-private",
      "label": "Tuhi runs on your Mac",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi-is-private"
    },
    {
      "slug": "asking-tuhi",
      "label": "Asking Tuhi a question",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/asking-tuhi"
    },
    {
      "slug": "where-tuhis-answers-come-from",
      "label": "Where Tuhi's answers come from",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-tuhis-answers-come-from"
    },
    {
      "slug": "tuhi",
      "label": "Meet Tuhi",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi"
    }
  ],
  "links_in": [
    {
      "slug": "asking-tuhi",
      "title": "Asking Tuhi a question",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/asking-tuhi"
    }
  ],
  "diagrams": [
    {
      "kind": "flowchart",
      "caption": "How Tuhi handles a download",
      "outline": "- You paste a link and say where\n  - leads to What is at the link?\n- What is at the link?\n  - A file: leads to Check its size against the free space\n  - A download page: leads to Find the real file the page offers\n  - Nothing to download: leads to Say so plainly - nothing is saved\n- Check its size against the free space\n  - leads to Does it fit?\n- Find the real file the page offers\n  - leads to Check its size against the free space\n- Does it fit?\n  - Yes: leads to Already downloading or already there?\n  - No: leads to Ask where instead - a button per drive with room\n- Already downloading or already there?\n  - No: leads to Download with a live progress card\n  - Yes: leads to Follow, resume, move or show it - never download twice\n- Ask where instead - a button per drive with room\n  - leads to Already downloading or already there?\n- Download with a live progress card\n  - leads to Done - with Show in Finder\n",
      "source": "%% caption: How Tuhi handles a download\nflowchart TD\n  A[You paste a link and say where] --> B{What is at the link?}\n  B -->|A file| C[Check its size against the free space]\n  B -->|A download page| D[Find the real file the page offers] --> C\n  B -->|Nothing to download| E[Say so plainly - nothing is saved]\n  C --> F{Does it fit?}\n  F -->|Yes| G{Already downloading or already there?}\n  F -->|No| H[Ask where instead - a button per drive with room] --> G\n  G -->|No| I[Download with a live progress card]\n  G -->|Yes| J[Follow, resume, move or show it - never download twice]\n  I --> K[Done - with Show in Finder]"
    }
  ],
  "images": [],
  "screenshots_pending": [],
  "faqs": [
    {
      "question": "What does it mean when a Tuhi answer says \"From\" and my partner's name?",
      "answer": "It means the answer came from the shop, IT company or reseller you got Storage Studio through. Partners can give Tuhi their own questions and answers, which we review before they reach any Mac, and the reply may offer a button to open their website or message them. Tuhi's own answers always come…",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/faq"
    }
  ],
  "text": "Tuhi can do some things for you as well as answer questions: download a link to the place you name, and stop, pause, carry on or cancel what's running when you ask in your own words. She follows each job to the end rather than stopping at \"started\", and anything that would throw work away is asked first. Downloading a link Paste a link into the Ask box and say where it should go — \"download this to my fast drive\" , to your Desktop, to a folder, or to a drive by name. Without a place, it goes to your Downloads folder. How Tuhi handles a download Flowchart outline: How Tuhi handles a download You paste a link and say where leads to What is at the link? What is at the link? A file: leads to Check its size against the free space A download page: leads to Find the real file the page offers Nothing to download: leads to Say so plainly - nothing is saved Check its size against the free space leads to Does it fit? Find the real file the page offers leads to Check its size against the free space Does it fit? Yes: leads to Already downloading or already there? No: leads to Ask where instead - a button per drive with room Already downloading or already there? No: leads to Download with a live progress card Yes: leads to Follow, resume, move or show it - never download twice Ask where instead - a button per drive with room leads to Already downloading or already there? Download with a live progress card leads to Done - with Show in Finder She reads the link first. A file is downloaded, following any redirects. A download page — even one that starts its download with a script — is read, and the real file it offers is downloaded instead of the page. She tells you which file and which site. A dead link, a refused download or a page with no file gets a plain answer, and nothing is saved. She checks it fits. If the file is bigger than the free space where it's going, she asks where instead, with a button for each drive that has room. She never downloads the same thing twice. A download already going is followed, or resumed if it stopped. One going somewhere else can be moved here, keeping its progress. One that failed earlier carries on from where it stopped, or starts fresh if you prefer. A file that's already there is shown to you — or replaced, with the old one going to the Trash. She sees it through. A live progress card sits under her reply. A dropped connection is retried by itself. If the drive runs out of room, she offers to carry on on a drive that has room, keeping what's already downloaded. When it's finished she tells you, with Show in Finder . Cancel really cancels: the download stops, what was downloaded so far is deleted, and it leaves the list. Downloads also appear in Data Transfers . Stopping, pausing, carrying on and cancelling Ask in your own words — \"pause the download\" , \"stop the backup\" , \"carry on with the move\" , \"cancel that transfer\" — and Tuhi does it for the one you mean. What's running Stop or pause Carry on Cancel A download or transfer Keeps everything done so far Picks up where it stopped Asked first when it throws work away Folder moves Lets a move already running finish its current step; nothing new starts Starts the queue again Asked first; the folder stays where it was A backup Stops it; it runs again at its next scheduled time Start it yourself any time Same as stop Free Up Space Stops; whatever it already freed stays freed — Same as stop Smart Care Can't be stopped part-way — each step is safe and it finishes shortly — — If more than one thing matches what you asked, Tuhi asks which, with a button for each, rather than picking one. You can click a button or type your answer — \"the first one\" , \"yes\" , or the name. What she won't do Tuhi doesn't move, clean or delete your files by herself. Anything like that goes through its own screen and confirmation, and a cancel that would throw work away always needs your yes. Everything she understands and does stays on your Mac — see Tuhi runs on your Mac . Common questions What does it mean when a Tuhi answer says \"From\" and my partner's name? It means the answer came from the shop, IT company or reseller you got Storage Studio through. Partners can give Tuhi their own questions and answers, which we review before they reach any Mac, and the reply may offer a button to open their website or message them. Tuhi's own answers always come… See also: Asking Tuhi a question · Where Tuhi's answers come from · Meet Tuhi",
  "markdown": "Tuhi can do some things for you as well as answer questions: download a link to the place you name, and stop, pause, carry on or cancel what's running when you ask in your own words. She follows each job to the end rather than stopping at \"started\", and anything that would throw work away is asked first.\n\n## Downloading a link\n\nPaste a link into the Ask box and say where it should go — *\"download this to my fast drive\"*, to your Desktop, to a folder, or to a drive by name. Without a place, it goes to your Downloads folder.\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: How Tuhi handles a download\nflowchart TD\n  A[You paste a link and say where] --> B{What is at the link?}\n  B -->|A file| C[Check its size against the free space]\n  B -->|A download page| D[Find the real file the page offers] --> C\n  B -->|Nothing to download| E[Say so plainly - nothing is saved]\n  C --> F{Does it fit?}\n  F -->|Yes| G{Already downloading or already there?}\n  F -->|No| H[Ask where instead - a button per drive with room] --> G\n  G -->|No| I[Download with a live progress card]\n  G -->|Yes| J[Follow, resume, move or show it - never download twice]\n  I --> K[Done - with Show in Finder]\n```\n\n*Flowchart — How Tuhi handles a download. Outline:*\n\n- You paste a link and say where\n  - leads to What is at the link?\n- What is at the link?\n  - A file: leads to Check its size against the free space\n  - A download page: leads to Find the real file the page offers\n  - Nothing to download: leads to Say so plainly - nothing is saved\n- Check its size against the free space\n  - leads to Does it fit?\n- Find the real file the page offers\n  - leads to Check its size against the free space\n- Does it fit?\n  - Yes: leads to Already downloading or already there?\n  - No: leads to Ask where instead - a button per drive with room\n- Already downloading or already there?\n  - No: leads to Download with a live progress card\n  - Yes: leads to Follow, resume, move or show it - never download twice\n- Ask where instead - a button per drive with room\n  - leads to Already downloading or already there?\n- Download with a live progress card\n  - leads to Done - with Show in Finder\n\n- **She reads the link first.** A file is downloaded, following any redirects. A download page — even one that starts its download with a script — is read, and the real file it offers is downloaded instead of the page. She tells you which file and which site. A dead link, a refused download or a page with no file gets a plain answer, and nothing is saved.\n- **She checks it fits.** If the file is bigger than the free space where it's going, she asks where instead, with a button for each drive that has room.\n- **She never downloads the same thing twice.** A download already going is followed, or resumed if it stopped. One going somewhere else can be moved here, keeping its progress. One that failed earlier carries on from where it stopped, or starts fresh if you prefer. A file that's already there is shown to you — or replaced, with the old one going to the Trash.\n- **She sees it through.** A live progress card sits under her reply. A dropped connection is retried by itself. If the drive runs out of room, she offers to carry on on a drive that has room, keeping what's already downloaded. When it's finished she tells you, with **Show in Finder**.\n\n**Cancel** really cancels: the download stops, what was downloaded so far is deleted, and it leaves the list. Downloads also appear in [Data Transfers](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/data-transfers).\n\n## Stopping, pausing, carrying on and cancelling\n\nAsk in your own words — *\"pause the download\"*, *\"stop the backup\"*, *\"carry on with the move\"*, *\"cancel that transfer\"* — and Tuhi does it for the one you mean.\n\n| What's running | Stop or pause | Carry on | Cancel |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| A download or transfer | Keeps everything done so far | Picks up where it stopped | Asked first when it throws work away |\n| Folder moves | Lets a move already running finish its current step; nothing new starts | Starts the queue again | Asked first; the folder stays where it was |\n| A backup | Stops it; it runs again at its next scheduled time | Start it yourself any time | Same as stop |\n| Free Up Space | Stops; whatever it already freed stays freed | — | Same as stop |\n| Smart Care | Can't be stopped part-way — each step is safe and it finishes shortly | — | — |\n\nIf more than one thing matches what you asked, Tuhi asks which, with a button for each, rather than picking one. You can click a button or type your answer — *\"the first one\"*, *\"yes\"*, or the name.\n\n## What she won't do\n\nTuhi doesn't move, clean or delete your files by herself. Anything like that goes through its own screen and confirmation, and a cancel that would throw work away always needs your yes. Everything she understands and does stays on your Mac — see [Tuhi runs on your Mac](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi-is-private).\n\n- **What does it mean when a Tuhi answer says \"From\" and my partner's name?** It means the answer came from the shop, IT company or reseller you got Storage Studio through. Partners can give Tuhi their own questions and answers, which we review before they reach any Mac, and the reply may offer a button to open their website or message them. Tuhi's own answers always come… (https://storagestudio.us/faq)\n\nSee also: [Asking Tuhi a question](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/asking-tuhi) · [Where Tuhi's answers come from](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-tuhis-answers-come-from) · [Meet Tuhi](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi)\n"
}