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# Run, pause and continue a task
Start a manual task, pause a running task and continue a paused or partially complete task.
These actions are in the **⋮** menu on the Tasks list and in the top-right buttons of the task details page.
## Apply change now
Available for tasks in **Manual start**, **Scheduled** and **Failed** status (one-time tasks only). A **Confirm change** dialog asks *Are you sure you want to apply this edit? This will commence the editing process.* Click **Run** and the task starts immediately, regardless of its schedule.
Use this to start a manual task, to run a scheduled task early, or to retry a failed task after fixing the cause.
## Pause change
Available while a task is **Running**. A **Confirm pause edit** dialog appears. Products already updated stay updated; the status becomes **Paused**.
## Continue change
Available for **Paused** and **Partially complete** tasks. A **Confirm continue edit** dialog appears and the task resumes with the remaining products.
For a task that stopped because of the plan's products-per-task limit, **Continue change** becomes available after you upgrade, and processes the products that were left out. If the task has already been reverted, continuing is not possible; create a new task instead.
## Pause revert and Continue revert
The same two actions exist for the revert phase: **Pause revert** while a revert is in progress, and **Continue revert** when the revert is paused or partially complete.
## How long does a task take?
A running task
The app sends your changes to Shopify in batches through Shopify's bulk operations. Shopify processes one bulk operation per store at a time, so a task with many products, or several tasks started together, takes longer. Most tasks finish within minutes; very large catalogs can take longer. Keep the task page open or come back later; the status refreshes automatically.
{% hint style="warning" %}
Avoid editing the same products manually, or with another app, while a task is running or reverting. The task writes the values it calculated when it started, so later manual edits can be overwritten.
{% endhint %}
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