---
id: backups.does-storage-studio-back-up-its-own-settings
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/does-storage-studio-back-up-its-own-settings
category: "Backups & restore points"
subcategory: "Storage Studio's own settings backup"
question: "Does Storage Studio back up its own settings?"
alt_questions:
  - "Self-backup pane"
  - "does the app keep a copy of its own configuration"
  - "daily backup of app settings"
  - "where are Storage Studio's own backups"
short_answer: "Yes. It keeps a daily backup of its own settings and records — not your files — on your external drive. See them in Preferences → Advanced."
tags: ["settings", "self-backup", "preferences"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-restore-storage-studios-own-settings-backup", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/backups/how-do-i-back-up-storage-studios-settings-now"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does Storage Studio back up its own settings?

Yes. Storage Studio keeps a **daily** backup of its own settings and records — not your files — on your external drive, so it can recover them if anything goes wrong. You'll find the list in **Preferences → Advanced**, in the self-backup pane, with the date of each.

If the external drive isn't connected, the pane says so and offers **Refresh**; connect the drive to see them.