{"id":"privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-keep-file-names-in-logs","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-keep-file-names-in-logs","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"your-data-and-rights","title":"Your data, uninstalling and your rights"},"question":"Do Storage Studio's logs contain my file names, and do they leave my Mac?","alt_questions":["Where are Storage Studio logs kept?","Are my file names in the Log window sent anywhere?","storage studio logs privacy","Does the progress log show my files?","Can I delete Storage Studio's logs?"],"short_answer":"Some show file names so you can see exactly what happened, but logs stay on your Mac and aren't sent to us. Support diagnostics are a separate redacted summary without file names.","answer_markdown":"Some do, and they stay on your Mac. Progress sheets name each file as it's copied, and the Log window shows what the app has been doing, so you can see exactly what happened — that's local information for you.\n\nLogs aren't sent to us. The diagnostics you can attach to a support ticket are a separate, redacted summary you preview first, and they never include file names. **Remove settings and logs** in the Uninstall wizard deletes them.","answer_html":"

Some do, and they stay on your Mac. Progress sheets name each file as it's copied, and the Log window shows what the app has been doing, so you can see exactly what happened — that's local information for you.

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Logs aren't sent to us. The diagnostics you can attach to a support ticket are a separate, redacted summary you preview first, and they never include file names. Remove settings and logs in the Uninstall wizard deletes them.

","answer_text":"Some do, and they stay on your Mac. Progress sheets name each file as it's copied, and the Log window shows what the app has been doing, so you can see exactly what happened — that's local information for you.\n\nLogs aren't sent to us. The diagnostics you can attach to a support ticket are a separate, redacted summary you preview first, and they never include file names. Remove settings and logs in the Uninstall wizard deletes them.","tags":["logs","file names","privacy"],"related":[{"id":"privacy-safety.what-is-in-the-diagnostics-summary-of-a-support-ticket","question":"What's in the diagnostics summary when I contact support?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/what-is-in-the-diagnostics-summary-of-a-support-ticket"},{"id":"privacy-safety.what-does-storage-studio-keep-on-my-mac","question":"What does Storage Studio store about me on my own Mac?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/what-does-storage-studio-keep-on-my-mac"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Do Storage Studio's logs contain my file names, and do they leave my Mac? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Some show file names so you can see exactly what happened, but logs stay on your Mac and aren't sent to us. Support diagnostics are a separate redacted summary without file names.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Privacy & safety","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/"},{"name":"Do Storage Studio's logs contain my file names, and do they leave my Mac?","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-keep-file-names-in-logs"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-keep-file-names-in-logs","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do Storage Studio's logs contain my file names, and do they leave my Mac?","alternateName":["Where are Storage Studio logs kept?","Are my file names in the Log window sent anywhere?","storage studio logs privacy","Does the progress log show my files?","Can I delete Storage Studio's logs?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Some do, and they stay on your Mac. Progress sheets name each file as it's copied, and the Log window shows what the app has been doing, so you can see exactly what happened — that's local information for you.\n\nLogs aren't sent to us. The diagnostics you can attach to a support ticket are a separate, redacted summary you preview first, and they never include file names. Remove settings and logs in the Uninstall wizard deletes them.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-keep-file-names-in-logs"}}]},"fragment":"
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Do Storage Studio's logs contain my file names, and do they leave my Mac?

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Short answer: Some show file names so you can see exactly what happened, but logs stay on your Mac and aren't sent to us. Support diagnostics are a separate redacted summary without file names.

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Some do, and they stay on your Mac. Progress sheets name each file as it's copied, and the Log window shows what the app has been doing, so you can see exactly what happened — that's local information for you.

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Logs aren't sent to us. The diagnostics you can attach to a support ticket are a separate, redacted summary you preview first, and they never include file names. Remove settings and logs in the Uninstall wizard deletes them.

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