---
id: privacy-safety.can-bridge-devices-see-all-my-folders
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/can-bridge-devices-see-all-my-folders
category: "Privacy & safety"
subcategory: "Clipboard, Junk Yard and your devices"
question: "Can a device paired with Bridge see all of my folders?"
alt_questions:
  - "What does a paired device have access to?"
  - "Does Bridge share my whole Mac?"
  - "bridge folder sharing privacy"
  - "Which folders does Bridge share?"
  - "Can the other device browse my files?"
short_answer: "No. Only folders you choose to share appear on the other device, and clipboard sharing is a separate switch that's off by default. You can pause, disconnect or forget a device whenever you like."
tags: ["bridge", "sharing", "folders"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/is-bridge-end-to-end-encrypted"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can a device paired with Bridge see all of my folders?

No. Only the folders **you choose to share** from a device appear on the other side, in a folder named after that device inside the Storage Studio location in Finder. Clipboard sharing is a separate, per-device switch that's off until you turn it on.

You can pause sharing, disconnect, or forget a device at any time, and a time limit can end the connection on its own.