Performance & battery · Staying light on your Mac
Do I need a powerful Mac to run Storage Studio?
Short answer: No. Storage Studio's Automatic setting adapts to live conditions, not specifications. You need macOS 13 or later and an Apple silicon Mac; Intel Macs aren't supported.
No. Storage Studio adapts to the Mac it's on: the Automatic performance setting reads live conditions — free processor and memory, heat, power — rather than the Mac's specifications, so a lightly loaded entry-level Mac gets the full experience and a busy one gets a gentler one.
What you do need: macOS 13 or later, and an Apple silicon Mac. Intel Macs aren't supported.
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