{"id":"freeing-space.is-run-tuhi-safe","url":"/faq/freeing-space/is-run-tuhi-safe","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"one-tap-cleanup","title":"One-tap clean-up (Run Tuhi)"},"question":"Is the one-tap Run Tuhi clean-up safe for my files?","alt_questions":["Can Run Tuhi delete my documents?","Will Tuhi remove anything personal?","is storage studio one tap cleanup safe","Is it safe to press Run Tuhi?","Could Run Tuhi break my apps?","Does Tuhi touch my own files?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Run Tuhi only does regenerable or reversible things — clearing rebuildable caches, moving folders with a link left behind, reclaiming old local backups and keeping cloud files online-only. It never empties your Trash.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Run Tuhi is limited to steps that are regenerable or reversible: caches and logs that apps rebuild by themselves, folders moved to your fast drive with a link left in place so they can be moved back, local backups your Mac keeps for itself, and cloud files made online-only while they stay in the cloud.\n\nThe one action that permanently destroys your own files — emptying the Trash — is never part of the run, whatever your settings say. Choices that need you, such as which app to relocate, are offered as suggestions rather than carried out.\n\nIf you'd like a tighter rule still, turn on **Never delete personal files — only move them** in Preferences → Rules → Global overrides. See [what that switch does](/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-never-delete-personal-files-switch).","answer_html":"

Yes. Run Tuhi is limited to steps that are regenerable or reversible: caches and logs that apps rebuild by themselves, folders moved to your fast drive with a link left in place so they can be moved back, local backups your Mac keeps for itself, and cloud files made online-only while they stay in the cloud.

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The one action that permanently destroys your own files — emptying the Trash — is never part of the run, whatever your settings say. Choices that need you, such as which app to relocate, are offered as suggestions rather than carried out.

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If you'd like a tighter rule still, turn on Never delete personal files — only move them in Preferences → Rules → Global overrides. See what that switch does.

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Freeing up space · One-tap clean-up (Run Tuhi)

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Is the one-tap Run Tuhi clean-up safe for my files?

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Short answer: Yes. Run Tuhi only does regenerable or reversible things — clearing rebuildable caches, moving folders with a link left behind, reclaiming old local backups and keeping cloud files online-only. It never empties your Trash.

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Yes. Run Tuhi is limited to steps that are regenerable or reversible: caches and logs that apps rebuild by themselves, folders moved to your fast drive with a link left in place so they can be moved back, local backups your Mac keeps for itself, and cloud files made online-only while they stay in the cloud.

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The one action that permanently destroys your own files — emptying the Trash — is never part of the run, whatever your settings say. Choices that need you, such as which app to relocate, are offered as suggestions rather than carried out.

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If you'd like a tighter rule still, turn on Never delete personal files — only move them in Preferences → Rules → Global overrides. See what that switch does.

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