Performance & battery · Staying light on your Mac
Does launching Storage Studio at login slow down my Mac's startup?
Short answer: It's designed to stay light at login and ease off while you work. To start it yourself instead, turn off "Launch Storage Studio at login" in Settings → Advanced or in macOS Login Items.
It's designed to be light at login: it appears in the menu bar, and the checks it runs shortly after launch — such as auditing its own footprint — follow the same rules as all its background work, easing off while you're busy.
If you'd still rather start it yourself, open Settings → Advanced and turn off Launch Storage Studio at login. It's the same setting as System Settings → General → Login Items, so either place works. Keep in mind that automatic tasks you've set up only run while Storage Studio is running.
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