---
id: getting-started.where-is-the-storage-studio-icon
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/where-is-the-storage-studio-icon
category: "Getting started"
subcategory: "Downloading and installing"
question: "Where is Storage Studio after I open it?"
alt_questions:
  - "I opened Storage Studio and nothing happened"
  - "Where's the Storage Studio window?"
  - "Storage Studio menu bar icon location"
  - "How do I open Storage Studio again?"
  - "Storage Studio doesn't show in the Dock"
short_answer: "It lives in the menu bar at the top-right of your screen — click its icon to open it. It has no Dock icon by default; turn one on in Settings → Interface → Show Storage Studio in the Dock."
tags: ["menu bar", "first launch", "dock"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/menu-bar-icon-does-not-appear"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Where is Storage Studio after I open it?

Storage Studio lives in the **menu bar** at the top-right of your screen, next to the battery, Wi-Fi and clock. Click its icon to open it.

By default it has no Dock icon, which is why it can seem as if nothing happened after launch. You can change that:

- **Settings → Interface → Show Storage Studio in the Dock** keeps a Dock icon as well.
- The Apps grid shortcut (⌃Space by default) also opens the app's Apps view from anywhere.

If you can't see the icon at all, your menu bar may be full — see [The menu bar icon doesn't appear](https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/menu-bar-icon-does-not-appear).