{"id":"apps.why-are-homebrew-cask-apps-marked-caveat","url":"/faq/apps/why-are-homebrew-cask-apps-marked-caveat","category":{"id":"apps","title":"Apps"},"subcategory":{"id":"safety-badges","title":"Safety badges and blocked apps"},"question":"Can I move apps installed with Homebrew Cask?","alt_questions":["Homebrew Cask app moved to external drive","brew upgrade reinstalls app to Applications","Homebrew installed app Caveat badge"],"short_answer":"Yes. They're marked Caveat because Homebrew upgrades reinstall the app to Applications, but Storage Studio detects that and moves the new version back to your fast drive.","answer_markdown":"Yes — they get a **Caveat** badge. Homebrew's upgrades reinstall the app into the Applications folder, which would undo the move, but Storage Studio detects that and re-applies the move automatically.\n\nSo you can move them; just expect the app to briefly reappear on your built-in drive after an upgrade until Storage Studio moves it back.","answer_html":"

Yes — they get a Caveat badge. Homebrew's upgrades reinstall the app into the Applications folder, which would undo the move, but Storage Studio detects that and re-applies the move automatically.

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So you can move them; just expect the app to briefly reappear on your built-in drive after an upgrade until Storage Studio moves it back.

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Can I move apps installed with Homebrew Cask?

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Short answer: Yes. They're marked Caveat because Homebrew upgrades reinstall the app to Applications, but Storage Studio detects that and moves the new version back to your fast drive.

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Yes — they get a Caveat badge. Homebrew's upgrades reinstall the app into the Applications folder, which would undo the move, but Storage Studio detects that and re-applies the move automatically.

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So you can move them; just expect the app to briefly reappear on your built-in drive after an upgrade until Storage Studio moves it back.

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