---
id: apps.what-do-the-install-folder-chips-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-do-the-install-folder-chips-mean
category: "Apps"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["badges", "applications folder"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/which-folders-does-the-apps-window-scan", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-does-the-glossary-button-in-the-apps-window-do"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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

- **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.

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.