Apps · Moving apps to your fast drive

Will an app still open normally after I move it to my fast drive?

Short answer: Yes. A shortcut stays at the app's original place, so the Dock, Spotlight, Launchpad and Finder open it from your fast drive as before — as long as the drive is connected.

Yes. Storage Studio leaves a shortcut where the app used to be, so the Dock, Spotlight, Launchpad and Finder all find it at its usual place and open it from your fast drive. Day to day nothing changes, as long as the drive is connected.

If an app can't be moved safely, Storage Studio marks it Blocked and doesn't offer to move it. Some apps show a Caveat — for example macOS may ask once again for camera or microphone permission. See what the badges mean.

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