---
id: finder-location.will-a-moved-app-still-appear-in-applications
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/will-a-moved-app-still-appear-in-applications
category: "Finding things in Finder"
subcategory: "Moved and offloaded apps in Finder"
question: "Will an app I moved still show up in my Applications folder?"
alt_questions:
  - "Moved app missing from Applications folder?"
  - "Why does my app in Applications have an arrow?"
  - "relocated app applications folder shortcut"
  - "Where is my app after moving it to the external drive?"
  - "Can I still launch a moved app from Launchpad and the Dock?"
short_answer: "Yes. A shortcut stays in the same Applications folder, so the app still appears (with a small arrow) and launches from Launchpad, Spotlight and the Dock. It lives on the external drive and won't open while that's unplugged."
tags: ["apps", "applications folder", "launchpad"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/reveal-a-moved-app-on-the-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/where-are-offloaded-apps-kept", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/finder-location/what-happens-to-shortcuts-when-the-drive-is-unplugged"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Will an app I moved still show up in my Applications folder?

Yes. When Storage Studio moves an app, it leaves a shortcut in the same Applications folder, so the app still appears there — with the small shortcut arrow on its icon — and still launches normally from Launchpad, Spotlight and the Dock.

The app itself now lives on your external drive. While the drive is unplugged it can't open; reconnect the drive and it works again.

If you move it back from the Apps window's **Moved** tab, Storage Studio copies it into its original folder, removes the shortcut, and makes sure Spotlight, the Dock and Launchpad find it straight away.

See [the Apps window](https://storagestudio.us/manual/apps).