{"id":"finder-location.does-a-moved-app-return-to-the-same-folder","url":"/faq/finder-location/does-a-moved-app-return-to-the-same-folder","category":{"id":"finder-location","title":"Finding things in Finder"},"subcategory":{"id":"apps-in-finder","title":"Moved and offloaded apps in Finder"},"question":"When I move an app back, does it return to the same folder it came from, like Utilities?","alt_questions":["Moved app back to Utilities folder","Restore app to my personal Applications folder","Where does Move back put an app?","Setapp app moved back location","app returned to wrong folder"],"short_answer":"Yes. Storage Studio remembers whether an app came from Applications, your personal Applications folder, Setapp or Utilities, and Move back or Restore returns it to exactly that folder.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Storage Studio notes which folder each app came from — your main Applications folder, your personal Applications folder, the Setapp folder or Utilities — and puts it back in exactly that one, whether you use **Move back** from the **Moved** tab or **Restore** from the **Offloaded** tab.\n\nIn the Apps window, each app carries a small chip showing its folder: a building for the system-wide Applications folder, a person for your own, **S** for Setapp and a wrench for Utilities.\n\nAfter moving back, the shortcut is removed and Spotlight, the Dock and Launchpad find the app straight away.","answer_html":"

Yes. Storage Studio notes which folder each app came from — your main Applications folder, your personal Applications folder, the Setapp folder or Utilities — and puts it back in exactly that one, whether you use Move back from the Moved tab or Restore from the Offloaded tab.

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In the Apps window, each app carries a small chip showing its folder: a building for the system-wide Applications folder, a person for your own, S for Setapp and a wrench for Utilities.

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After moving back, the shortcut is removed and Spotlight, the Dock and Launchpad find the app straight away.

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Finding things in Finder · Moved and offloaded apps in Finder

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When I move an app back, does it return to the same folder it came from, like Utilities?

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Short answer: Yes. Storage Studio remembers whether an app came from Applications, your personal Applications folder, Setapp or Utilities, and Move back or Restore returns it to exactly that folder.

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Yes. Storage Studio notes which folder each app came from — your main Applications folder, your personal Applications folder, the Setapp folder or Utilities — and puts it back in exactly that one, whether you use Move back from the Moved tab or Restore from the Offloaded tab.

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In the Apps window, each app carries a small chip showing its folder: a building for the system-wide Applications folder, a person for your own, S for Setapp and a wrench for Utilities.

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After moving back, the shortcut is removed and Spotlight, the Dock and Launchpad find the app straight away.

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