{"id":"apps.how-do-i-move-an-app-to-an-external-drive","url":"/faq/apps/how-do-i-move-an-app-to-an-external-drive","category":{"id":"apps","title":"Apps"},"subcategory":{"id":"moving-apps","title":"Moving apps to your fast drive"},"question":"How do I move an app to an external drive with Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["Move Applications to external SSD on Mac","Relocate a big app off my Mac","How to move apps to external hard drive Mac and still use them","Move an app to my fast drive","Free up space by moving an app","storage studio move app button"],"short_answer":"Open Apps, choose the Internal tab and click Move on the app. Storage Studio copies it to your fast drive, verifies it, and leaves a shortcut so it still opens normally.","answer_markdown":"Open the Apps window, go to the **Internal** tab, and click **Move** on the app you want to relocate. Storage Studio copies the app to your fast drive, checks the copy, and leaves a shortcut in its original place so it still opens from the Dock, Spotlight, Launchpad and Finder exactly as before.\n\n1. Click **Apps** in the menu bar popover.\n2. Open the **Internal** tab and find the app (sort by **Size** to see the biggest first).\n3. Check its safety badge, then click **Move**.\n4. Watch the status badge; when it's done the app appears in the **Moved** tab.\n\nYour fast drive needs to be connected and set up. See [what the safety badges mean](/faq/apps/what-do-the-app-safety-badges-mean) and the [Apps manual](/manual/apps).","answer_html":"

Open the Apps window, go to the Internal tab, and click Move on the app you want to relocate. Storage Studio copies the app to your fast drive, checks the copy, and leaves a shortcut in its original place so it still opens from the Dock, Spotlight, Launchpad and Finder exactly as before.

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  1. Click Apps in the menu bar popover.
  2. Open the Internal tab and find the app (sort by Size to see the biggest first).
  3. Check its safety badge, then click Move.
  4. Watch the status badge; when it's done the app appears in the Moved tab.
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Your fast drive needs to be connected and set up. See what the safety badges mean and the Apps manual.

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Apps · Moving apps to your fast drive

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How do I move an app to an external drive with Storage Studio?

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Short answer: Open Apps, choose the Internal tab and click Move on the app. Storage Studio copies it to your fast drive, verifies it, and leaves a shortcut so it still opens normally.

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Open the Apps window, go to the Internal tab, and click Move on the app you want to relocate. Storage Studio copies the app to your fast drive, checks the copy, and leaves a shortcut in its original place so it still opens from the Dock, Spotlight, Launchpad and Finder exactly as before.

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  1. Click Apps in the menu bar popover.
  2. Open the Internal tab and find the app (sort by Size to see the biggest first).
  3. Check its safety badge, then click Move.
  4. Watch the status badge; when it's done the app appears in the Moved tab.
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Your fast drive needs to be connected and set up. See what the safety badges mean and the Apps manual.

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