{"id":"apps.what-are-the-tabs-in-the-apps-window","url":"/faq/apps/what-are-the-tabs-in-the-apps-window","category":{"id":"apps","title":"Apps"},"subcategory":{"id":"apps-window","title":"The Apps window and launcher"},"question":"What are the All Apps, Internal, Moved and Offloaded tabs?","alt_questions":["What do the tabs in the Apps window mean?","Difference between Internal and Moved tab","What is the Offloaded tab?","Apps window tabs explained","What does Internal mean in Storage Studio apps?"],"short_answer":"All Apps is a launcher grid of everything; Internal lists apps on your built-in drive you can move, offload or uninstall; Moved lists apps running from your fast drive; Offloaded lists archived apps you can restore.","answer_markdown":"They split your apps by where they live and what you can do with them. Each tab shows a count.\n\n- **All Apps** — every app, as a searchable launcher grid.\n- **Internal** — apps still on your Mac's built-in drive. This is where you **Move**, **Offload** or **Uninstall**.\n- **Moved** — apps now running from your fast drive, with **Move back**, **Offload** and **Uninstall**.\n- **Offloaded** — apps archived to your fast drive, with **Restore** and **Remove**.\n\nRead more about [moving](/faq/apps/how-do-i-move-an-app-to-an-external-drive) and [offloading](/faq/apps/what-does-offload-do).","answer_html":"

They split your apps by where they live and what you can do with them. Each tab shows a count.

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","answer_text":"They split your apps by where they live and what you can do with them. Each tab shows a count.\n\n- All Apps — every app, as a searchable launcher grid.\n- Internal — apps still on your Mac's built-in drive. This is where you Move, Offload or Uninstall.\n- Moved — apps now running from your fast drive, with Move back, Offload and Uninstall.\n- Offloaded — apps archived to your fast drive, with Restore and Remove.\n\nRead more about moving and offloading.","tags":["apps window","tabs"],"related":[{"id":"apps.what-is-the-apps-window","question":"What is the Apps window in Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/apps/what-is-the-apps-window"},{"id":"apps.what-is-the-difference-between-move-and-offload","question":"What's the difference between moving and offloading an app?","url":"/faq/apps/what-is-the-difference-between-move-and-offload"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What are the All Apps, Internal, Moved and Offloaded tabs? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"All Apps is a launcher grid of everything; Internal lists apps on your built-in drive you can move, offload or uninstall; Moved lists apps running from your fast drive; Offloaded lists archived apps you can restore.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Apps","path":"/faq/apps/"},{"name":"What are the All Apps, Internal, Moved and Offloaded tabs?","path":"/faq/apps/what-are-the-tabs-in-the-apps-window"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-are-the-tabs-in-the-apps-window","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the All Apps, Internal, Moved and Offloaded tabs?","alternateName":["What do the tabs in the Apps window mean?","Difference between Internal and Moved tab","What is the Offloaded tab?","Apps window tabs explained","What does Internal mean in Storage Studio apps?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They split your apps by where they live and what you can do with them. Each tab shows a count.\n\n- All Apps — every app, as a searchable launcher grid.\n- Internal — apps still on your Mac's built-in drive. This is where you Move, Offload or Uninstall.\n- Moved — apps now running from your fast drive, with Move back, Offload and Uninstall.\n- Offloaded — apps archived to your fast drive, with Restore and Remove.\n\nRead more about moving and offloading.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-are-the-tabs-in-the-apps-window"}}]},"fragment":"
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Apps · The Apps window and launcher

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What are the All Apps, Internal, Moved and Offloaded tabs?

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Short answer: All Apps is a launcher grid of everything; Internal lists apps on your built-in drive you can move, offload or uninstall; Moved lists apps running from your fast drive; Offloaded lists archived apps you can restore.

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They split your apps by where they live and what you can do with them. Each tab shows a count.

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  • All Apps — every app, as a searchable launcher grid.
  • Internal — apps still on your Mac's built-in drive. This is where you Move, Offload or Uninstall.
  • Moved — apps now running from your fast drive, with Move back, Offload and Uninstall.
  • Offloaded — apps archived to your fast drive, with Restore and Remove.
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Read more about moving and offloading.

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