---
id: cloud-accounts.do-updates-keep-my-cloud-accounts
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/do-updates-keep-my-cloud-accounts
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Passwords, keys and privacy"
question: "Will updating or reinstalling Storage Studio remove my cloud accounts?"
alt_questions:
  - "Cloud accounts after Storage Studio update"
  - "Reinstall Storage Studio keep accounts"
  - "Do I need to sign in again after updating?"
  - "Update lost my accounts"
  - "Accounts kept after reinstall same Mac"
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."
tags: ["updates", "reinstall", "cloud accounts"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-cloud-accounts-be-used-on-another-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/account-list-is-empty"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Will updating or reinstalling Storage Studio remove my cloud accounts?

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.