Finding things in Finder · Storage Studio in Finder's sidebar

Storage Studio isn't showing in Finder's sidebar — how do I fix it?

Short answer: Make sure Storage Studio is running and has an account, device or drive to show. Then check Cloud Accounts → Mounting: the switch should be on and the status should say it's in Finder; otherwise use Remount / Repair or Open the Drive.

Work through these in order:

  1. Is Storage Studio running? The location only exists while the app is open.
  2. Is there anything to show? It appears once you've connected an account, paired a device, or set up an external drive.
  3. Check Cloud Accounts → Mounting. Make sure the switch is on. The status line tells you which form it's in: "On — in Finder under Locations" is normal; "Mounted as “Storage Studio”" means the fallback drive, which isn't in the sidebar — use Open the Drive.
  4. Click Remount / Repair to rebuild it.

An account that's temporarily unreachable is skipped, so one offline account won't stop the rest from appearing.

See the fallback drive.

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