{"id":"external-drives.i-reinstalled-storage-studio-will-it-recognise-my-drive","url":"/faq/external-drives/i-reinstalled-storage-studio-will-it-recognise-my-drive","category":{"id":"external-drives","title":"External drives"},"subcategory":{"id":"setting-up","title":"Setting up your drive"},"question":"I reinstalled Storage Studio — will it recognise my existing fast drive?","alt_questions":["Reinstall Storage Studio keep moved files","Fast drive after reinstalling the app","Restore Storage Studio settings from drive","reinstall storage studio external drive","Do I lose my moved apps if I reinstall?","Connect your fast drive to restore settings"],"short_answer":"Yes. The drive keeps its setup tag, so it's recognised again and nothing on it is touched. If Storage Studio's records were lost, connect the drive and restore them from More → Restore Points.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Your drive keeps the tag Storage Studio added when you first set it up, so when you choose it again it's recognised as your prepared drive, and everything on it stays in place. Reinstalling the app never touches files on the drive.\n\nStorage Studio also keeps **Restore Points** on the drive — records of what it moved, plus its settings and rules. If its records on your Mac were lost, connect the drive and restore from a recent point in **More → Restore Points** so it knows where everything came from again.","answer_html":"

Yes. Your drive keeps the tag Storage Studio added when you first set it up, so when you choose it again it's recognised as your prepared drive, and everything on it stays in place. Reinstalling the app never touches files on the drive.

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Storage Studio also keeps Restore Points on the drive — records of what it moved, plus its settings and rules. If its records on your Mac were lost, connect the drive and restore from a recent point in More → Restore Points so it knows where everything came from again.

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External drives · Setting up your drive

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I reinstalled Storage Studio — will it recognise my existing fast drive?

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Short answer: Yes. The drive keeps its setup tag, so it's recognised again and nothing on it is touched. If Storage Studio's records were lost, connect the drive and restore them from More → Restore Points.

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Yes. Your drive keeps the tag Storage Studio added when you first set it up, so when you choose it again it's recognised as your prepared drive, and everything on it stays in place. Reinstalling the app never touches files on the drive.

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Storage Studio also keeps Restore Points on the drive — records of what it moved, plus its settings and rules. If its records on your Mac were lost, connect the drive and restore from a recent point in More → Restore Points so it knows where everything came from again.

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