---
id: apps.can-i-force-move-a-blocked-app
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/can-i-force-move-a-blocked-app
category: "Apps"
subcategory: "Safety badges and blocked apps"
question: "Can I force Storage Studio to move a Blocked app?"
alt_questions:
  - "Override a blocked app"
  - "Move a locked app anyway"
  - "Bypass Blocked badge"
  - "Force relocate an Apple app"
short_answer: "No — Blocked apps can't survive a move, so there's no override. If it's blocked only because it's open, quit it and refresh."
tags: ["blocked", "safety badges"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-does-the-blocked-badge-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-does-the-override-badge-mean"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I force Storage Studio to move a Blocked app?

No. **Blocked** is reserved for apps that wouldn't survive a move — protected system apps, Apple apps updated in place, Setapp-managed apps — so there's no override. The exception is temporary blocks: an app that's **open** becomes movable once you quit it and refresh, and an app that's **already moved** is managed from the **Moved** tab.

Apps with a known but manageable risk are marked **Override** instead, which you can confirm.