Apps · Moving apps to your fast drive
How long does it take to move an app?
Short answer: Most apps move in seconds to a minute. Big apps, slower drives and apps with many small files take longer; the row shows live progress the whole time.
A typical app finishes in seconds to a minute. Very large apps, a slower drive or connection, and apps made of many thousands of small files take longer.
While a move runs the row shows a live status, and if it's taking a while it shows how long it has been working. One common slowdown is Spotlight indexing your fast drive during the copy — Storage Studio may offer to turn that off for the drive.