---
id: data-transfers.how-do-i-open-data-transfers
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/how-do-i-open-data-transfers
category: "Data Transfers"
subcategory: "Data Transfers basics"
question: "How do I open the Data Transfers window?"
alt_questions:
  - "Where do I find the Data Transfers window?"
  - "can't find the transfers window"
  - "open data transfers mac app"
  - "Where do I see my transfers?"
  - "How to get to Data Transfers from the menu bar"
  - "storage studio transfers menu location"
short_answer: "Open the More (•••) menu and choose Data Transfers… under Automation & Cloud. The same menu is on the menu bar icon and the Dock icon. Closing the window doesn't stop running transfers."
tags: ["data transfers", "menu", "getting around"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/what-is-data-transfers", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/does-closing-the-window-stop-transfers"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I open the Data Transfers window?

Open the **More** menu (the ••• button) and choose **Data Transfers…** under *Automation & Cloud*. The same menu is available from the menu bar icon and, if you keep Storage Studio in the Dock, from the Dock icon's menu. In the menu bar popover's advanced view there is also a **Data Transfers** button in the action grid.

The window opens on its own, separate from the popover, so you can leave it open to watch progress while you work. Closing it doesn't stop anything — transfers carry on in the background.

Data Transfers is available while your trial or licence is active.

Related: [What is Data Transfers?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/data-transfers/what-is-data-transfers)