---
id: apps.does-storage-studio-move-apps-automatically
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/does-storage-studio-move-apps-automatically
category: "Apps"
subcategory: "Moving apps to your fast drive"
question: "Does Storage Studio ever move my apps on its own?"
alt_questions:
  - "Will Storage Studio relocate apps without asking?"
  - "Automatic app moves"
  - "Did Storage Studio move my app by itself?"
  - "Apps moved without my permission"
short_answer: "No. Apps move only when you click Move or Offload. The only automatic step is re-moving an app you already moved after an updater reinstalls it — and you're notified."
tags: ["move app", "automation"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-is-the-relocated-apps-watch", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/how-do-i-see-which-apps-i-have-moved"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does Storage Studio ever move my apps on its own?

No — an app only moves when you click **Move** (or **Offload**) for it. The one automatic action is keeping an app you already moved where you put it: if an updater reinstalls it on your built-in drive, the [Relocated apps watch](https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-is-the-relocated-apps-watch) moves the new version back and tells you with a notification.

Everything Storage Studio has moved is listed on the **Moved** tab.