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Storage Studio is for anyone whose Mac's built-in drive is too small for what they keep on it — especially people with a small-SSD MacBook, creators with large media libraries, and developers with big caches and tools.

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It suits two kinds of people:

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You can switch between the two any time in Settings → Interface. An external drive gets the most out of it, but freeing space, Tuhi and Data Transfers work without one.

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Getting started · What Storage Studio is

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Who is Storage Studio designed for?

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Short answer: Anyone whose Mac's built-in drive is too small — small-SSD MacBook owners, creators with big libraries and developers with large caches. A simple view suits most people; an Advanced view gives power users full control.

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Storage Studio is for anyone whose Mac's built-in drive is too small for what they keep on it — especially people with a small-SSD MacBook, creators with large media libraries, and developers with big caches and tools.

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It suits two kinds of people:

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  • Most people use the calm Intelligence view: a Home screen with a plain-English verdict, the Tuhi Ask box and the one-tap Run Tuhi button.
  • Power users can switch to the Advanced view for the menu-bar popover, rules, quiet hours and every specialist window.
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You can switch between the two any time in Settings → Interface. An external drive gets the most out of it, but freeing space, Tuhi and Data Transfers work without one.

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