Apps · Safety badges and blocked apps
Can I move apps I downloaded from the Mac App Store?
Short answer: Usually not. Mac App Store apps carry Apple's signature and are updated in place by the App Store, so Storage Studio generally marks them Blocked. Move large apps from developers' sites instead.
Usually not. Apps from the Mac App Store are distributed with Apple's own signature, and the App Store updates them at their original location — which would undo a move or leave a broken copy. So Storage Studio treats them like Apple's apps and generally marks them Blocked, with the reason on the row.
App Store purchases can always be downloaded again, so removing ones you don't use is another way to get space back. Large apps downloaded directly from a developer's website are usually the better candidates to move.