Privacy & safety · App trust, updates and security
How does Storage Studio make sure an update is genuine?
Short answer: Storage Studio only updates itself from a genuinely newer version that Apple has verified as coming from us; stale or untrusted images are ignored. Updates are offered with a Download button, not forced.
When you open a newer version's install disk image while Storage Studio is running, it updates itself in place — but only for a genuinely newer version that Apple has verified as coming from us. A stale or untrusted image is ignored.
The app checks for updates on its own and tells you in the License section when one is ready, with a Download button. Storage Studio Bridge updates the same way, and a connected Bridge is only ever told an update exists — nothing installs by itself. See Updating.