{"id":"freeing-space.what-suggestions-does-the-storage-profile-give","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-suggestions-does-the-storage-profile-give","category":{"id":"freeing-space","title":"Freeing up space"},"subcategory":{"id":"profile-and-charts","title":"Storage Profile, charts and Home"},"question":"What are the Suggestions in the Storage Profile?","alt_questions":["Storage Profile suggestions","Tailored suggestions Storage Studio","What should I do next with my storage?","Suggestions section","Storage Studio recommends"],"short_answer":"They're next steps tailored to your Mac from what the profile found; each opens the right Storage Studio tool, and nothing happens until you act there.","answer_markdown":"They're next steps tailored to your Mac, based on what the profile found — for example moving a large library, keeping a cloud account online-only, or clearing what's piling up. Each suggestion opens the right Storage Studio tool, so you can act on it or simply look.\n\nNothing happens from the suggestion itself; you decide in the tool it opens. The persona's Tuhi insight at the top picks the single most useful one. See [the personas](/faq/freeing-space/what-do-the-storage-profile-personas-mean).","answer_html":"<p>They&#39;re next steps tailored to your Mac, based on what the profile found — for example moving a large library, keeping a cloud account online-only, or clearing what&#39;s piling up. Each suggestion opens the right Storage Studio tool, so you can act on it or simply look.</p>\n<p>Nothing happens from the suggestion itself; you decide in the tool it opens. The persona&#39;s Tuhi insight at the top picks the single most useful one. See <a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/what-do-the-storage-profile-personas-mean\">the personas</a>.</p>","answer_text":"They're next steps tailored to your Mac, based on what the profile found — for example moving a large library, keeping a cloud account online-only, or clearing what's piling up. Each suggestion opens the right Storage Studio tool, so you can act on it or simply look.\n\nNothing happens from the suggestion itself; you decide in the tool it opens. The persona's Tuhi insight at the top picks the single most useful one. See the personas.","tags":["storage profile","suggestions"],"related":[{"id":"freeing-space.what-do-the-storage-profile-personas-mean","question":"What do the Storage Profile personas like Developer or Media Keeper mean?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-do-the-storage-profile-personas-mean"},{"id":"freeing-space.what-is-the-storage-profile","question":"What is the Storage Profile in Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-storage-profile"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What are the Suggestions in the Storage Profile? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"They're next steps tailored to your Mac from what the profile found; each opens the right Storage Studio tool, and nothing happens until you act there.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Freeing up space","path":"/faq/freeing-space/"},{"name":"What are the Suggestions in the Storage Profile?","path":"/faq/freeing-space/what-suggestions-does-the-storage-profile-give"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-suggestions-does-the-storage-profile-give","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the Suggestions in the Storage Profile?","alternateName":["Storage Profile suggestions","Tailored suggestions Storage Studio","What should I do next with my storage?","Suggestions section","Storage Studio recommends"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"They're next steps tailored to your Mac, based on what the profile found — for example moving a large library, keeping a cloud account online-only, or clearing what's piling up. Each suggestion opens the right Storage Studio tool, so you can act on it or simply look.\n\nNothing happens from the suggestion itself; you decide in the tool it opens. The persona's Tuhi insight at the top picks the single most useful one. See the personas.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-suggestions-does-the-storage-profile-give"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\" aria-current=\"true\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#one-tap-cleanup\">One-tap clean-up (Run Tuhi)</a> <span>21</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#free-up-space-wizard\">Free Up Space wizard and button</a> <span>23</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#caches\">Caches and clutter</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#whats-using-space\">What&#39;s Using Space (Storage Inspector)</a> <span>21</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#where-space-went\">Where your space went</a> <span>15</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#emergency-space\">Emergency Space</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#temporary-files\">Temporary files and Storage Studio&#39;s own footprint</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#stopping-and-safety\">Stopping, undoing and apps in the way</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#snapshots-held-space\">Local snapshots and held space</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#recycle-vault\">Recycle Vault</a> <span>14</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#profile-and-charts\">Storage Profile, charts and Home</a> <span>21</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">What are the Suggestions in the Storage Profile?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> · <a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/#profile-and-charts\">Storage Profile, charts and Home</a></p>\n<h1>What are the Suggestions in the Storage Profile?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> They&#39;re next steps tailored to your Mac from what the profile found; each opens the right Storage Studio tool, and nothing happens until you act there.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>They&#39;re next steps tailored to your Mac, based on what the profile found — for example moving a large library, keeping a cloud account online-only, or clearing what&#39;s piling up. Each suggestion opens the right Storage Studio tool, so you can act on it or simply look.</p>\n<p>Nothing happens from the suggestion itself; you decide in the tool it opens. The persona&#39;s Tuhi insight at the top picks the single most useful one. See <a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/what-do-the-storage-profile-personas-mean\">the personas</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/what-do-the-storage-profile-personas-mean\">What do the Storage Profile personas like Developer or Media Keeper mean?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/what-is-the-storage-profile\">What is the Storage Profile in Storage Studio?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/what-suggestions-does-the-storage-profile-give.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/what-suggestions-does-the-storage-profile-give.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}