---
id: finder-location.is-the-finder-location-connection-private
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/is-the-finder-location-connection-private
category: "Finding things in Finder"
subcategory: "Storage Studio in Finder's sidebar"
question: "Is the connection between Finder and Storage Studio's cloud location private?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is the Storage Studio Finder location secure?"
  - "Does the cloud drive send my files through your servers?"
  - "Who can see files in the Storage Studio location?"
  - "cloud drive encryption storage studio finder"
  - "privacy of Storage Studio in Finder"
short_answer: "Yes. The link between Finder and Storage Studio is encrypted and stays on your Mac, and files move directly between your Mac and your own cloud accounts — not through Storage Studio's servers."
tags: ["privacy", "cloud drive", "security"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/what-is-the-storage-studio-location-in-finder", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/where-do-bridge-device-folders-appear-in-finder", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/delete-a-file-in-the-storage-studio-location"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Is the connection between Finder and Storage Studio's cloud location private?

Yes. The link between Finder and Storage Studio is encrypted and stays on your Mac.

We don't publish the details of how the location is built, but here's what it means for you: only you, on your Mac, see your accounts' files there, and each provider's own security protects the files in your account. Folders from devices connected with Bridge travel over Bridge's own encrypted device link.

See [Privacy and safety](https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/).