{"id":"getting-started.remove-storage-studio-from-privacy-settings","url":"/faq/getting-started/remove-storage-studio-from-privacy-settings","category":{"id":"getting-started","title":"Getting started"},"subcategory":{"id":"quit-uninstall","title":"Quitting, restarting and uninstalling"},"question":"Should I remove Storage Studio from Privacy & Security after uninstalling?","alt_questions":["Storage Studio still listed in Full Disk Access after uninstall","Remove Storage Studio permission","Clean up permissions after uninstalling Storage Studio"],"short_answer":"Optional but tidy. macOS keeps permission records after an app is removed; select Storage Studio in Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access and click – to remove it.","answer_markdown":"You can, for tidiness. macOS keeps permission records even after an app is gone, so Storage Studio may still be listed under **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access** (and Login Items).\n\nTo remove it, select **Storage Studio** in the list and click the **–** button. If you reinstall later, you'll simply be asked for Full Disk Access again.","answer_html":"

You can, for tidiness. macOS keeps permission records even after an app is gone, so Storage Studio may still be listed under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access (and Login Items).

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To remove it, select Storage Studio in the list and click the – button. If you reinstall later, you'll simply be asked for Full Disk Access again.

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Getting started · Quitting, restarting and uninstalling

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Should I remove Storage Studio from Privacy & Security after uninstalling?

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Short answer: Optional but tidy. macOS keeps permission records after an app is removed; select Storage Studio in Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access and click – to remove it.

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You can, for tidiness. macOS keeps permission records even after an app is gone, so Storage Studio may still be listed under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access (and Login Items).

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To remove it, select Storage Studio in the list and click the – button. If you reinstall later, you'll simply be asked for Full Disk Access again.

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