---
id: getting-started.how-do-i-uninstall-storage-studio
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/how-do-i-uninstall-storage-studio
category: "Getting started"
subcategory: "Quitting, restarting and uninstalling"
question: "How do I uninstall Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "Remove Storage Studio from my Mac"
  - "Delete Storage Studio completely"
  - "Storage Studio uninstaller"
  - "Uninstall Storage Studio Mac"
  - "Get rid of Storage Studio"
  - "How do I remove Storage Studio and its data from my Mac completely?"
  - "Uninstall Storage Studio cleanly"
  - "Does dragging Storage Studio to the Trash remove everything?"
  - "storage studio uninstall wizard"
  - "Remove Storage Studio settings and logs"
  - "What's left behind after uninstalling Storage Studio?"
short_answer: "Choose More → Uninstall Storage Studio…. A three-step wizard can bring relocated folders back, remove its settings and move the app to the Trash. Files on your external drive are never touched."
tags: ["uninstall", "remove", "data", "cleanup"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/what-is-reset-storage-studio", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/what-happens-to-my-files-if-i-uninstall", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/why-not-just-drag-to-trash"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I uninstall Storage Studio?

Use the built-in uninstaller: **More → Uninstall Storage Studio…**. It's a guided three-step flow, so you never have to hunt for files.

1. **What to remove** — it shows whether the background service is running, how many folders are still relocated and whether the app and its settings are present, with checkboxes to **revert relocated folders**, remove settings and logs, and **Move Storage Studio app to the Trash**.
2. **Uninstalling** — live progress through each step.
3. **Done** — confirmation, then **Quit**.

The app goes to the Trash, so it's recoverable until you empty it, and your files on the external drive are untouched. For a fuller clean-up, see [Reset Storage Studio](https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/what-is-reset-storage-studio).