Getting started · Quitting, restarting and uninstalling
What's the difference between Uninstall and Reset in Storage Studio?
Short answer: Uninstall is a quick three-step removal that can revert folders and trash the app. Reset puts everything it moved back on your Mac first, removes only what you tick, and gives you a data-erasure code.
Both remove Storage Studio, but Reset is the more complete and more careful of the two.
- Uninstall Storage Studio… — a three-step wizard. It can revert relocated folders, remove settings and logs, and move the app to the Trash. Anything it can't put back stays on your external drive.
- Reset Storage Studio… — measures everything first, puts everything it moved back on your Mac before removing anything, sends what you choose to the Trash, and ends with a data-erasure code for your personal details on our side.
Use Reset if you want your Mac exactly as it was, or a fresh start. Use Uninstall for a quick removal that leaves moved files on the drive. Either way, connect the external drive first.