Cloud accounts · Passwords, keys and privacy

Will updating or reinstalling Storage Studio remove my cloud accounts?

Short answer: No. Updates keep your accounts, and reinstalling on the same Mac restores them. You only re-add them on a different Mac, because stored secrets are locked to the Mac they were entered on.

No. Updating keeps your accounts, and reinstalling on the same Mac restores them as they were — the encrypted vault and account list stay on your Mac.

The only time you add accounts again is on a different Mac, because stored secrets are locked to the Mac they were entered on. If accounts ever look missing after an update, click the refresh button in Remotes & Accounts first.

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