---
id: apps.why-does-the-apps-window-say-classifying
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/why-does-the-apps-window-say-classifying
category: "Apps"
subcategory: "The Apps window and launcher"
question: "Why does the Apps window say \"Classifying\" next to my apps?"
alt_questions:
  - "Apps stuck on classifying"
  - "Scanning your apps message"
  - "Why are safety badges not showing yet?"
  - "Classifying 12 of 80"
short_answer: "Storage Studio is checking each app — how it updates, its permissions and helpers — to decide its safety badge. Rows show Classifying until that check finishes."
tags: ["scan", "safety badges"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/apps/what-do-the-app-safety-badges-mean"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why does the Apps window say "Classifying" next to my apps?

Storage Studio is checking each app to work out how safely it can be moved — how it updates, what permissions it uses, whether it has helpers tied to its location, and so on. Rows show "Classifying…" until that check finishes, and the header counts progress.

It runs quietly in the background so your Mac stays responsive. Once a row has its badge, its buttons are ready.