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Some apps are built to load parts of themselves from a fixed address inside the Applications folder rather than from wherever they're running. After a move the shortcut usually covers this, but such an app could end up loading the wrong files at run time.

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Storage Studio found references like this, lists where, and asks you to confirm. If you depend on the app for important work, keep it on your built-in drive.

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What does "hardcoded path references" mean on an app's Override sheet?

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Short answer: The app loads some of its own parts from a fixed Applications-folder address. After moving, it could load the wrong files, so Storage Studio lists them and asks you to confirm.

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Some apps are built to load parts of themselves from a fixed address inside the Applications folder rather than from wherever they're running. After a move the shortcut usually covers this, but such an app could end up loading the wrong files at run time.

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Storage Studio found references like this, lists where, and asks you to confirm. If you depend on the app for important work, keep it on your built-in drive.

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