{"id":"data-transfers.are-my-cloud-credentials-safe","url":"/faq/data-transfers/are-my-cloud-credentials-safe","category":{"id":"data-transfers","title":"Data Transfers"},"subcategory":{"id":"privacy-and-reporting","title":"Privacy, safety and reporting"},"question":"Are my cloud account details safe when Storage Studio runs transfers?","alt_questions":["where are my cloud passwords stored","is it safe to connect my Dropbox","access keys safety storage studio","does storage studio see my cloud password","cloud credentials security mac app"],"short_answer":"They stay private on your Mac and are only used to talk to the service they belong to — never sent to us. Browser sign-ins give Storage Studio a revocable permission rather than your password.","answer_markdown":"Your account details stay private on your Mac and are used only to talk to the service you connected. Storage Studio doesn't send them to us or anywhere else, and Tuhi can't read or share them.\n\nFor services you sign in to through your browser, Storage Studio receives a permission from the service rather than your password. You can withdraw that permission at any time from the service's own security settings, or by removing the account in Storage Studio.\n\nWe don't publish the details of how account details are protected on your Mac, but what it means for you is simple: they stay on this Mac and are only ever used for the account they belong to.\n\nRelated: [Cloud accounts](/faq/cloud-accounts/) · [Privacy and safety](/faq/privacy-safety/)","answer_html":"<p>Your account details stay private on your Mac and are used only to talk to the service you connected. Storage Studio doesn&#39;t send them to us or anywhere else, and Tuhi can&#39;t read or share them.</p>\n<p>For services you sign in to through your browser, Storage Studio receives a permission from the service rather than your password. You can withdraw that permission at any time from the service&#39;s own security settings, or by removing the account in Storage Studio.</p>\n<p>We don&#39;t publish the details of how account details are protected on your Mac, but what it means for you is simple: they stay on this Mac and are only ever used for the account they belong to.</p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> · <a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy and safety</a></p>","answer_text":"Your account details stay private on your Mac and are used only to talk to the service you connected. Storage Studio doesn't send them to us or anywhere else, and Tuhi can't read or share them.\n\nFor services you sign in to through your browser, Storage Studio receives a permission from the service rather than your password. You can withdraw that permission at any time from the service's own security settings, or by removing the account in Storage Studio.\n\nWe don't publish the details of how account details are protected on your Mac, but what it means for you is simple: they stay on this Mac and are only ever used for the account they belong to.\n\nRelated: Cloud accounts · Privacy and safety","tags":["credentials","security","privacy"],"related":[{"id":"data-transfers.do-my-files-go-through-storage-studio-servers","question":"Do my files pass through Storage Studio's servers during a transfer?","url":"/faq/data-transfers/do-my-files-go-through-storage-studio-servers"},{"id":"data-transfers.account-needs-signing-in-again","question":"What does “That account needs signing in again — its access has expired” mean?","url":"/faq/data-transfers/account-needs-signing-in-again"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Are my cloud account details safe when Storage Studio runs transfers? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"They stay private on your Mac and are only used to talk to the service they belong to — never sent to us. 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Storage Studio doesn't send them to us or anywhere else, and Tuhi can't read or share them.\n\nFor services you sign in to through your browser, Storage Studio receives a permission from the service rather than your password. You can withdraw that permission at any time from the service's own security settings, or by removing the account in Storage Studio.\n\nWe don't publish the details of how account details are protected on your Mac, but what it means for you is simple: they stay on this Mac and are only ever used for the account they belong to.\n\nRelated: Cloud accounts · Privacy and safety","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/are-my-cloud-credentials-safe"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\" aria-current=\"true\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#basics\">Data Transfers basics</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#operations\">Copy, Move and Sync</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#downloads\">Downloads and large files</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#setting-up\">Setting up a transfer</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#scheduling\">Scheduling transfers</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#progress-and-control\">Progress, pausing and history</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#drive-and-space\">External drive and disk space</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#speed-and-advanced\">Speed and advanced options</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#devices-and-plan-storage\">Paired devices and plan storage</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#problems\">Problems and messages</a> <span>12</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#privacy-and-reporting\">Privacy, safety and reporting</a> <span>7</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Are my cloud account details safe when Storage Studio runs transfers?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> · <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/#privacy-and-reporting\">Privacy, safety and reporting</a></p>\n<h1>Are my cloud account details safe when Storage Studio runs transfers?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> They stay private on your Mac and are only used to talk to the service they belong to — never sent to us. Browser sign-ins give Storage Studio a revocable permission rather than your password.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Your account details stay private on your Mac and are used only to talk to the service you connected. Storage Studio doesn&#39;t send them to us or anywhere else, and Tuhi can&#39;t read or share them.</p>\n<p>For services you sign in to through your browser, Storage Studio receives a permission from the service rather than your password. You can withdraw that permission at any time from the service&#39;s own security settings, or by removing the account in Storage Studio.</p>\n<p>We don&#39;t publish the details of how account details are protected on your Mac, but what it means for you is simple: they stay on this Mac and are only ever used for the account they belong to.</p>\n<p>Related: <a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> · <a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy and safety</a></p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/do-my-files-go-through-storage-studio-servers\">Do my files pass through Storage Studio&#39;s servers during a transfer?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/account-needs-signing-in-again\">What does “That account needs signing in again — its access has expired” mean?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/are-my-cloud-credentials-safe.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/are-my-cloud-credentials-safe.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}