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Can I install Storage Studio in my own Applications folder instead of the main one?

Short answer: Yes. If you can't write to the main Applications folder, put Storage Studio in an Applications folder inside your home folder — both work. Keep it in one place so its permissions stay attached.

Yes. If your Mac doesn't let you write to the main Applications folder — common on managed work Macs — you can keep Storage Studio in the Applications folder inside your home folder instead. Both locations work.

To do it:

  1. In Finder, open your home folder (Go → Home).
  2. Create a folder named Applications if there isn't one.
  3. Drag Storage Studio from the disk image into it and open it from there.

Keep the app in one place once installed, so its permissions (such as Full Disk Access) stay attached to the copy you use.

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