---
id: apps.can-i-move-apps-to-a-cloud-account-or-network-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/can-i-move-apps-to-a-cloud-account-or-network-drive
category: "Apps"
subcategory: "Moving apps to your fast drive"
question: "Can I move apps to a cloud account or a network drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "Move apps to iCloud Drive"
  - "Run apps from a NAS"
  - "Move applications to Google Drive"
  - "Relocate apps to network share"
short_answer: "No. Apps run from a fast drive physically connected to your Mac. Cloud and network storage are too slow and unpredictable for running apps; use them for files instead."
tags: ["cloud", "network drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/does-moving-an-app-need-the-drive-to-be-set-up-first"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I move apps to a cloud account or a network drive?

No. Apps run from your fast drive — a drive physically connected to your Mac that Storage Studio has set up. Cloud accounts and network shares aren't suitable for running apps: they can be slow, may go offline, and macOS doesn't treat them like a local disk.

Cloud accounts are for your files — see [Data Transfers](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/).