Comparisons & alternatives · Cleaners and uninstallers
Can I keep using a cleaner app alongside Storage Studio?
Short answer: Yes. Just make sure the other tool doesn't delete the links Storage Studio leaves in place of moved folders; overlapping cache clean-ups are harmless but can make each tool's 'space freed' figure look smaller.
Yes, they can live on the same Mac. Two things are worth knowing.
First, leave the links alone. When Storage Studio moves a folder, it leaves links in the original place that point at your external drive. If another tool "tidies up" or deletes those links, apps will stop finding the moved files where they expect them. The Storage Inspector's Relocated panel flags a moved folder whose link has gone missing, so you can see what happened.
Second, expect overlap. Both may want to clear the same caches. That's harmless — whichever runs first does the work and the other finds less to do — but it can make "space freed" figures look smaller than you expect.
If something looks wrong after another tool has run, check the Relocated panel in the Storage Inspector first.