Finding things in Finder · Storage Studio in Finder's sidebar
What does "Mounted as Storage Studio" mean, and why isn't it in Finder's sidebar?
Short answer: It means Finder's normal location couldn't start, so Storage Studio used a fallback network-style drive to keep files reachable. It isn't in the sidebar (that would need an admin password); use Open the Drive on the Mounting tab.
It means the normal Finder location couldn't start on your Mac, so Storage Studio switched to its fallback: a network-drive style mount, so your files are still reachable.
That fallback drive doesn't appear in Finder's sidebar because putting a drive there requires an administrator password, and Storage Studio doesn't ask for one. Instead, the Mounting tab:
- tells you it's on the fallback,
- spells out where the drive is, and
- offers an Open the Drive button to take you straight there.
When everything is normal, the tab reads "On — in Finder under Locations".