Apps · Safety badges and blocked apps
What do the Safe, Caveat, Override and Blocked badges mean?
Short answer: Safe moves freely; Caveat works with a small side effect such as a permission prompt; Override has a known risk you must confirm; Blocked can't be moved safely, so no Move button is shown.
They tell you, before you click anything, how safely an app can be moved:
- Safe — no issues found; move it freely.
- Caveat — it will work after the move, with a small side effect to know about (most often macOS asking again for a permission).
- Override — there's a known risk, so Storage Studio won't move it until you read the reason and confirm.
- Blocked — it can't be moved safely (for example a built-in Apple app, or an app that's currently open), so there's no Move button.
Each badge comes with a one-line reason on the app's row. The ? button in the toolbar explains them too.