{"id":"privacy-safety.are-storage-studio-updates-safe","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/are-storage-studio-updates-safe","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"trust-and-security","title":"App trust, updates and security"},"question":"How does Storage Studio make sure an update is genuine?","alt_questions":["Is auto-update in Storage Studio safe?","Could someone push a fake Storage Studio update?","storage studio update security","Why didn't my downloaded update install itself?","Does Storage Studio install updates without asking?"],"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.","answer_markdown":"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.\n\nThe 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](/manual/install).","answer_html":"

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.

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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.

","answer_text":"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.\n\nThe 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.","tags":["updates","security","notarised"],"related":[{"id":"privacy-safety.is-storage-studio-notarised-by-apple","question":"Is Storage Studio signed and notarised by Apple?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/is-storage-studio-notarised-by-apple"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How does Storage Studio make sure an update is genuine? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"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.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Privacy & safety","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/"},{"name":"How does Storage Studio make sure an update is genuine?","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/are-storage-studio-updates-safe"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/are-storage-studio-updates-safe","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does Storage Studio make sure an update is genuine?","alternateName":["Is auto-update in Storage Studio safe?","Could someone push a fake Storage Studio update?","storage studio update security","Why didn't my downloaded update install itself?","Does Storage Studio install updates without asking?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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.\n\nThe 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.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/are-storage-studio-updates-safe"}}]},"fragment":"
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Privacy & safety · App trust, updates and security

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How does Storage Studio make sure an update is genuine?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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