---
id: apps.how-do-i-move-an-app-to-an-external-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/how-do-i-move-an-app-to-an-external-drive
category: "Apps"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["move app", "external drive", "free up space"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/will-a-moved-app-still-open-normally", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-do-the-app-safety-badges-mean", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/how-do-i-move-an-app-back-to-my-mac"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.

Your fast drive needs to be connected and set up. See [what the safety badges mean](https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-do-the-app-safety-badges-mean) and the [Apps manual](https://storagestudio.us/manual/apps).