{"id":"apps.why-is-an-app-missing-from-the-apps-window","url":"/faq/apps/why-is-an-app-missing-from-the-apps-window","category":{"id":"apps","title":"Apps"},"subcategory":{"id":"apps-window","title":"The Apps window and launcher"},"question":"Why is one of my apps missing from the Apps window?","alt_questions":["Storage Studio doesn't list an app","App not showing in All Apps","Where is my app in Storage Studio?","Can't find an app to move"],"short_answer":"It may live outside the folders Storage Studio scans (Applications, your personal Applications folder, Setapp, Utilities), or the Older than / Hide running filters are hiding it.","answer_markdown":"Usually it's installed somewhere Storage Studio doesn't scan, or it's being filtered out. Storage Studio looks in the main Applications folder, your personal Applications folder, Setapp and Utilities; an app kept in another folder (for example on the Desktop or inside a downloads folder) won't appear.\n\nOn the Internal tab, also check the **Older than** filter and **Hide running**. Apple's built-in system apps are never listed for moving.","answer_html":"

Usually it's installed somewhere Storage Studio doesn't scan, or it's being filtered out. Storage Studio looks in the main Applications folder, your personal Applications folder, Setapp and Utilities; an app kept in another folder (for example on the Desktop or inside a downloads folder) won't appear.

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On the Internal tab, also check the Older than filter and Hide running. Apple's built-in system apps are never listed for moving.

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Apps · The Apps window and launcher

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Why is one of my apps missing from the Apps window?

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Short answer: It may live outside the folders Storage Studio scans (Applications, your personal Applications folder, Setapp, Utilities), or the Older than / Hide running filters are hiding it.

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Usually it's installed somewhere Storage Studio doesn't scan, or it's being filtered out. Storage Studio looks in the main Applications folder, your personal Applications folder, Setapp and Utilities; an app kept in another folder (for example on the Desktop or inside a downloads folder) won't appear.

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On the Internal tab, also check the Older than filter and Hide running. Apple's built-in system apps are never listed for moving.

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