---
id: finder-location.can-i-edit-files-in-the-storage-studio-location
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/can-i-edit-files-in-the-storage-studio-location
category: "Finding things in Finder"
subcategory: "Storage Studio in Finder's sidebar"
question: "Can I edit and rename files in my cloud accounts directly from Finder?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is the Storage Studio cloud drive read-only?"
  - "Edit a Dropbox file through Storage Studio in Finder"
  - "rename cloud files in finder storage studio"
  - "Do changes in Finder sync to my cloud account?"
  - "Is Cloud Drive read and write?"
short_answer: "Yes. Cloud account folders in the Storage Studio location are read-and-write: open, edit, rename and move files in Finder and changes sync back. Only the Home folder is read-only, on purpose."
tags: ["cloud drive", "edit", "sync"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/why-is-the-home-folder-read-only-in-finder", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/delete-a-file-in-the-storage-studio-location", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/a-new-file-is-not-showing-in-the-storage-studio-location"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I edit and rename files in my cloud accounts directly from Finder?

Yes. Cloud account folders in the **Storage Studio** location are read-and-write: you can open, edit, save, rename and move files in Finder, and the changes sync back to that account. Unchanged files are skipped.

The one exception is the **Home** folder (your external drive's working folder), which is read-only on purpose — see [why the Home folder is read-only](https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/why-is-the-home-folder-read-only-in-finder).

Changes made on another device or in the provider's website show up here within about a minute.