{"id":"getting-started.what-happens-in-the-setup-wizard","url":"/faq/getting-started/what-happens-in-the-setup-wizard","category":{"id":"getting-started","title":"Getting started"},"subcategory":{"id":"setup-wizard","title":"The setup wizard"},"question":"What does the Storage Studio setup wizard do?","alt_questions":["Storage Studio setup wizard steps","What is Storage Studio Setup?","How long does Storage Studio setup take?","Storage Studio first-time setup","What does the setup wizard change on my Mac?"],"short_answer":"Four quick steps: a welcome, picking your external drive (or skipping), installing the small background service that starts at login, and a finish screen. It takes about a minute and everything can be changed later.","answer_markdown":"The setup wizard gets Storage Studio ready in about a minute, in four steps:\n\n1. **Welcome** — a quick explanation of what the app does.\n2. **Pick your external drive** — it lists connected drives so you can choose one, or skip if none is plugged in.\n3. **Get everything ready** — it installs the small background service that runs scheduled tasks and starts at login, with a progress bar for each step.\n4. **All set** — a pointer to the menu-bar icon and Help.\n\nWhen you pick a drive, Storage Studio creates a small, tidy folder on it and marks the drive as yours, so it only ever manages the disk you chose. You can change everything later.","answer_html":"

The setup wizard gets Storage Studio ready in about a minute, in four steps:

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  1. Welcome — a quick explanation of what the app does.
  2. Pick your external drive — it lists connected drives so you can choose one, or skip if none is plugged in.
  3. Get everything ready — it installs the small background service that runs scheduled tasks and starts at login, with a progress bar for each step.
  4. All set — a pointer to the menu-bar icon and Help.
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When you pick a drive, Storage Studio creates a small, tidy folder on it and marks the drive as yours, so it only ever manages the disk you chose. You can change everything later.

","answer_text":"The setup wizard gets Storage Studio ready in about a minute, in four steps:\n\n1. Welcome — a quick explanation of what the app does.\n2. Pick your external drive — it lists connected drives so you can choose one, or skip if none is plugged in.\n3. Get everything ready — it installs the small background service that runs scheduled tasks and starts at login, with a progress bar for each step.\n4. All set — a pointer to the menu-bar icon and Help.\n\nWhen you pick a drive, Storage Studio creates a small, tidy folder on it and marks the drive as yours, so it only ever manages the disk you chose. You can change everything later.","tags":["setup wizard","setup","first launch"],"related":[{"id":"getting-started.what-does-setup-do-to-my-drive","question":"What does Storage Studio do to my external drive during setup?","url":"/faq/getting-started/what-does-setup-do-to-my-drive"},{"id":"getting-started.how-do-i-re-run-the-setup-wizard","question":"How do I run setup again or reinstall the background service?","url":"/faq/getting-started/how-do-i-re-run-the-setup-wizard"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What does the Storage Studio setup wizard do? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Four quick steps: a welcome, picking your external drive (or skipping), installing the small background service that starts at login, and a finish screen. It takes about a minute and everything can be changed later.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Getting started","path":"/faq/getting-started/"},{"name":"What does the Storage Studio setup wizard do?","path":"/faq/getting-started/what-happens-in-the-setup-wizard"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/what-happens-in-the-setup-wizard","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What does the Storage Studio setup wizard do?","alternateName":["Storage Studio setup wizard steps","What is Storage Studio Setup?","How long does Storage Studio setup take?","Storage Studio first-time setup","What does the setup wizard change on my Mac?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The setup wizard gets Storage Studio ready in about a minute, in four steps:\n\n1. Welcome — a quick explanation of what the app does.\n2. Pick your external drive — it lists connected drives so you can choose one, or skip if none is plugged in.\n3. Get everything ready — it installs the small background service that runs scheduled tasks and starts at login, with a progress bar for each step.\n4. All set — a pointer to the menu-bar icon and Help.\n\nWhen you pick a drive, Storage Studio creates a small, tidy folder on it and marks the drive as yours, so it only ever manages the disk you chose. You can change everything later.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/what-happens-in-the-setup-wizard"}}]},"fragment":"
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Getting started · The setup wizard

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What does the Storage Studio setup wizard do?

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Short answer: Four quick steps: a welcome, picking your external drive (or skipping), installing the small background service that starts at login, and a finish screen. It takes about a minute and everything can be changed later.

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The setup wizard gets Storage Studio ready in about a minute, in four steps:

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  1. Welcome — a quick explanation of what the app does.
  2. Pick your external drive — it lists connected drives so you can choose one, or skip if none is plugged in.
  3. Get everything ready — it installs the small background service that runs scheduled tasks and starts at login, with a progress bar for each step.
  4. All set — a pointer to the menu-bar icon and Help.
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When you pick a drive, Storage Studio creates a small, tidy folder on it and marks the drive as yours, so it only ever manages the disk you chose. You can change everything later.

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