{"id":"apps.what-do-the-install-folder-chips-mean","url":"/faq/apps/what-do-the-install-folder-chips-mean","category":{"id":"apps","title":"Apps"},"subcategory":{"id":"apps-window","title":"The Apps window and launcher"},"question":"What do the small location chips next to each app mean?","alt_questions":["Building icon next to an app","What does the person icon mean in Apps?","What is the S chip in the Apps list?","Wrench icon in Storage Studio apps","install location badge"],"short_answer":"The chip shows where the app was installed: building = main Applications folder, person = your own Applications folder, S = Setapp, wrench = Utilities. Apps always return to that same folder.","answer_markdown":"Each row has a small chip showing which folder the app came from:\n\n- **Building** — the main Applications folder, available to every user on the Mac.\n- **Person** — your personal Applications folder, installed for you only.\n- **S** — the Setapp folder, managed by Setapp.\n- **Wrench** — the Utilities folder, where some older installers put things.\n\nIt matters because a moved app always goes back to the same folder it came from. The **?** button in the toolbar explains every chip and badge.","answer_html":"

Each row has a small chip showing which folder the app came from:

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It matters because a moved app always goes back to the same folder it came from. The ? button in the toolbar explains every chip and badge.

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Apps · The Apps window and launcher

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What do the small location chips next to each app mean?

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Short answer: The chip shows where the app was installed: building = main Applications folder, person = your own Applications folder, S = Setapp, wrench = Utilities. Apps always return to that same folder.

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Each row has a small chip showing which folder the app came from:

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  • Building — the main Applications folder, available to every user on the Mac.
  • Person — your personal Applications folder, installed for you only.
  • S — the Setapp folder, managed by Setapp.
  • Wrench — the Utilities folder, where some older installers put things.
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It matters because a moved app always goes back to the same folder it came from. The ? button in the toolbar explains every chip and badge.

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