{"id":"freeing-space.what-does-storage-studio-keep-on-my-mac-and-drive","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-does-storage-studio-keep-on-my-mac-and-drive","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"profile-and-charts","title":"Storage Profile, charts and Home"},"question":"What does Storage Studio itself keep on my Mac and on my drive?","alt_questions":["Storage Studio's own footprint card","How much space does Storage Studio take on my drive?","What is all the Storage Studio data on my external drive?","What are Storage Studio's folders for?"],"short_answer":"The Storage Studio's own footprint card in Storage Profile shows what the app keeps on your Mac (app, records, logs, caches, safety copies, files kept for you) and on your drive (moved folders, offloaded apps, versions, Recycle Vault), and what each is for.","answer_markdown":"The **Storage Studio's own footprint** card in the Storage Profile answers exactly that, with what each part is for.\n\n- **On this Mac:** the app itself; your settings and move records (the one part that can't be rebuilt — it's what lets a move be undone); logs; caches that rebuild themselves; safety copies; and files it keeps for you, such as Junk Yard clips, files from your other devices and Delta Drive files kept here.\n- **On your drive:** your moved and parked folders; offloaded apps; restore points, versions and safety copies; the Recycle Vault; and Storage Studio's own records.\n\nYour largest moved folders are listed, and a few plain sentences say what it adds up to — for example how much Storage Studio takes on your Mac compared with what it has moved off it. What's on your Mac shows straight away; drive folders are added as they're measured, quietly in the background. Nothing on the card removes anything.\n\nOpen it from **More ••• → Storage Profile**. See [how much space Storage Studio uses](/faq/freeing-space/does-storage-studio-use-much-disk-space-itself).","answer_html":"

The Storage Studio's own footprint card in the Storage Profile answers exactly that, with what each part is for.

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Your largest moved folders are listed, and a few plain sentences say what it adds up to — for example how much Storage Studio takes on your Mac compared with what it has moved off it. What's on your Mac shows straight away; drive folders are added as they're measured, quietly in the background. Nothing on the card removes anything.

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Open it from More ••• → Storage Profile. See how much space Storage Studio uses.

","answer_text":"The Storage Studio's own footprint card in the Storage Profile answers exactly that, with what each part is for.\n\n- On this Mac: the app itself; your settings and move records (the one part that can't be rebuilt — it's what lets a move be undone); logs; caches that rebuild themselves; safety copies; and files it keeps for you, such as Junk Yard clips, files from your other devices and Delta Drive files kept here.\n- On your drive: your moved and parked folders; offloaded apps; restore points, versions and safety copies; the Recycle Vault; and Storage Studio's own records.\n\nYour largest moved folders are listed, and a few plain sentences say what it adds up to — for example how much Storage Studio takes on your Mac compared with what it has moved off it. What's on your Mac shows straight away; drive folders are added as they're measured, quietly in the background. Nothing on the card removes anything.\n\nOpen it from More ••• → Storage Profile. See how much space Storage Studio uses.","tags":["storage profile","footprint","drive","disk space"],"related":[{"id":"freeing-space.does-storage-studio-use-much-disk-space-itself","question":"How much disk space does Storage Studio itself use?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/does-storage-studio-use-much-disk-space-itself"}],"applies_to":"app>=4.20","last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","title":"What does Storage Studio itself keep on my Mac and on my drive? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"The Storage Studio's own footprint card in Storage Profile shows what the app keeps on your Mac (app, records, logs, caches, safety copies, files kept for you) and on your drive (moved folders, offloaded apps, versions, Recycle Vault), and what each is for.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Freeing up space","path":"/faq/freeing-space/"},{"name":"What does Storage Studio itself keep on my Mac and on my drive?","path":"/faq/freeing-space/what-does-storage-studio-keep-on-my-mac-and-drive"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-storage-studio-keep-on-my-mac-and-drive","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-27","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does Storage Studio itself keep on my Mac and on my drive?","alternateName":["Storage Studio's own footprint card","How much space does Storage Studio take on my drive?","What is all the Storage Studio data on my external drive?","What are Storage Studio's folders for?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Storage Studio's own footprint card in the Storage Profile answers exactly that, with what each part is for.\n\n- On this Mac: the app itself; your settings and move records (the one part that can't be rebuilt — it's what lets a move be undone); logs; caches that rebuild themselves; safety copies; and files it keeps for you, such as Junk Yard clips, files from your other devices and Delta Drive files kept here.\n- On your drive: your moved and parked folders; offloaded apps; restore points, versions and safety copies; the Recycle Vault; and Storage Studio's own records.\n\nYour largest moved folders are listed, and a few plain sentences say what it adds up to — for example how much Storage Studio takes on your Mac compared with what it has moved off it. What's on your Mac shows straight away; drive folders are added as they're measured, quietly in the background. Nothing on the card removes anything.\n\nOpen it from More ••• → Storage Profile. See how much space Storage Studio uses.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-storage-studio-keep-on-my-mac-and-drive"}}]},"fragment":"
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Freeing up space · Storage Profile, charts and Home

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What does Storage Studio itself keep on my Mac and on my drive?

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Short answer: The Storage Studio's own footprint card in Storage Profile shows what the app keeps on your Mac (app, records, logs, caches, safety copies, files kept for you) and on your drive (moved folders, offloaded apps, versions, Recycle Vault), and what each is for.

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The Storage Studio's own footprint card in the Storage Profile answers exactly that, with what each part is for.

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  • On this Mac: the app itself; your settings and move records (the one part that can't be rebuilt — it's what lets a move be undone); logs; caches that rebuild themselves; safety copies; and files it keeps for you, such as Junk Yard clips, files from your other devices and Delta Drive files kept here.
  • On your drive: your moved and parked folders; offloaded apps; restore points, versions and safety copies; the Recycle Vault; and Storage Studio's own records.
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Your largest moved folders are listed, and a few plain sentences say what it adds up to — for example how much Storage Studio takes on your Mac compared with what it has moved off it. What's on your Mac shows straight away; drive folders are added as they're measured, quietly in the background. Nothing on the card removes anything.

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Open it from More ••• → Storage Profile. See how much space Storage Studio uses.

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Applies to Storage Studio 4.20 and later · Last reviewed

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