---
id: cloud-accounts.what-is-a-local-folder-account
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-is-a-local-folder-account
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "Local folder accounts"
question: "What is a Local folder account?"
alt_questions:
  - "Local folder option in Add Account"
  - "Why add a local folder as an account?"
  - "Alias a folder as a remote Storage Studio"
  - "Local folder account meaning"
  - "Give a folder a nickname in Storage Studio"
short_answer: "A Local folder account gives a folder on your Mac a nickname so it appears alongside your cloud accounts in transfers. It's handy for mounted network shares or other sync apps' folders. Nothing is copied; up to five are allowed."
tags: ["local folder", "network share", "cloud accounts"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/transfer-to-a-network-share", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/can-i-connect-onedrive-to-storage-studio"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What is a Local folder account?

It's a shortcut that gives a folder on your Mac a nickname, so it shows up in the account lists just like a cloud account. It's handy for a network share you've mounted in Finder, or a folder another sync app keeps, that you want to pick quickly as a transfer source or destination.

No sign-in is involved and nothing is copied when you add it — it just points at the folder. You can have up to five Local folder accounts. Removing one removes only the shortcut, never the folder or its files.