macOS 13+ · Apple silicon & Intel · 7-day free trial

Tier your storage,
without losing the structure.

Storage Studio pairs your internal SSD with an external NVMe drive and keeps them in sync. Cold files move out, hot files stay close, and every folder structure is preserved exactly as you arranged it.

7-day free trial · No card required to start · Monthly · Annual · Lifetime

13.0+macOS supported
7 daysFree trial
$5/moOr $49/year
$149USDLifetime + updates

What it does

Six things, all of them quiet. Storage Studio lives in the menu bar and only interrupts you when something needs your call.

Pair drives

Pair any folder on your internal SSD with a folder on your external NVMe. Storage Studio enforces the relationship — sync is bidirectional and structure-preserving.

Tier window

Two-panel browser to move, merge, or relocate files between paired drives. Mirror-hover, side-specific home, and pair-relative up-navigation all included.

Free up space

Multi-step recovery: cache cleanup, large-file relocation, and optional cloud-storage eviction. Every step is preview-first — nothing happens without your OK.

App relocator

Move applications from the internal SSD to the external NVMe with a symlink left behind. Apps keep launching the same way; the storage cost moves off your boot disk.

Charts

Drive-usage history with 17 time ranges, dual-axis (internal/NVMe), drag-zoom, and hover tooltips. See where the bytes went.

Quiet hours

Smart-mode pauses auto-actions when your camera or mic is in use. We don't record anything — we just check the OS flag to know you're in a meeting.

How it works

  1. 1

    Pair the drives

    Pick a folder on your internal SSD and a matching one on your external NVMe. Storage Studio remembers the pair and respects its boundary on every operation.

  2. 2

    Set policy, not paths

    Tell Storage Studio what kind of files to move (cold files, large files, specific extensions) and how often. It uses rsync 3 under the hood — the same tool sysadmins have trusted for decades.

  3. 3

    Browse either side as one

    The Tier window mirrors hover, scroll, and navigation across both panes when paired. You see the same logical folder regardless of which drive a file actually lives on.

  4. 4

    Recover when you need to

    Free Up Space walks through cache cleanup, oversize-file relocation, and optional cloud eviction. Every step previews before it touches a byte.

Pricing

Three ways to buy. All managed by Stripe — receipts, invoices, and cancellation all live in your Stripe account. 7-day free trial first, no card required.

Monthly

$5USD · per month

  • All features, all updates
  • Cancel anytime in Stripe
  • 7-day free trial first
  • Monthly invoice from Stripe
  • Upgrade to annual or lifetime later
Subscribe monthly

Paste your sub_… ID and email into the app. Each paid month is non-refundable; cancel to stop future charges.

Lifetime

$149USD · one-off

Pays for itself in about 4 years vs. annual

  • All features, all future updates
  • No subscription, no renewal
  • 7-day free trial first
  • Single invoice from Stripe
  • Activate on Macs you personally own
Buy lifetime

Paste your pi_… ID and email into the app. Non-refundable once activated — please use the trial first.

Already paying? Manage your subscription in Stripe →

Questions

Is my data ever uploaded?

No. Storage Studio runs entirely on-device. Files move between your internal SSD and your external NVMe — nothing is uploaded anywhere. The only network traffic is license validation and (if you opt in) anonymous telemetry.

Why is camera/microphone permission requested?

Storage Studio only checks whether your camera or microphone is in use — a read-only OS flag — so it can pause heavy auto-actions during meetings. No audio or video is ever captured or recorded.

What if I delete my source folder by accident?

Move and Merge operations confirm before deleting destination files. Relocate leaves a symlink at the source so nothing ever 'disappears'. The app has built-in symlink-loop detection to prevent overwriting an original with a link to itself.

How does the trial work?

7 days from first launch. No payment method needed. Once it ends, the app shows a paywall until you activate a license. The trial state lives on the server keyed by an opaque machine fingerprint — reinstalling Storage Studio doesn't reset it.

What happens to my files if I cancel?

Files stay exactly where they are. Storage Studio is a manager, not a vault — it never holds your data hostage. Cancelling stops the app from enforcing tier policies but leaves the file layout intact.

Is my purchase a one-off or a subscription?

Your choice. Lifetime is one-off ($149) and includes all future updates. Monthly ($5/mo) and Annual ($49/yr) are recurring subscriptions through Stripe — cancel anytime in the Stripe Customer Portal and access continues until the end of the paid period.

Can I get a refund?

All payments are final and non-refundable once you activate the app — this is why we offer a full 7-day free trial first. You can cancel a Monthly or Annual subscription anytime via the Stripe Customer Portal; future charges stop and your access runs until the end of the period already paid for. Statutory consumer rights (EU/UK 14-day right of withdrawal where unwaived, Australian Consumer Law, etc.) are preserved — contact us with your Stripe receipt and the legal basis. Full text in our Terms of Service, §5.5 and §5.6.

Ready when you are

Download the universal build, run it for 14 days free, and decide whether it earns a license.