{"id":"privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-know-which-apps-i-use","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-know-which-apps-i-use","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"what-leaves-your-mac","title":"What leaves your Mac"},"question":"Does Storage Studio report which apps I use?","alt_questions":["Does Storage Studio send my app list anywhere?","Can you see which programs I have installed?","Does the Apps window share my apps with your server?","storage studio app usage tracking","Is my app usage private?"],"short_answer":"No. Your app list, sizes and last-used dates are read on your Mac to suggest what to move, and they stay there. App names aren't part of what Storage Studio reports.","answer_markdown":"No. The Apps window reads your apps, their sizes and when you last used them on your Mac so it can suggest what to move — and that list stays on your Mac. App names aren't included in what the app reports.\n\nThe same goes for Tuhi: when it tells you which app is using space, it works that out on your Mac.\n\nSee [Apps](/faq/apps/) for how the Apps window works.","answer_html":"

No. The Apps window reads your apps, their sizes and when you last used them on your Mac so it can suggest what to move — and that list stays on your Mac. App names aren't included in what the app reports.

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The same goes for Tuhi: when it tells you which app is using space, it works that out on your Mac.

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See Apps for how the Apps window works.

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Privacy & safety · What leaves your Mac

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Does Storage Studio report which apps I use?

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Short answer: No. Your app list, sizes and last-used dates are read on your Mac to suggest what to move, and they stay there. App names aren't part of what Storage Studio reports.

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No. The Apps window reads your apps, their sizes and when you last used them on your Mac so it can suggest what to move — and that list stays on your Mac. App names aren't included in what the app reports.

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The same goes for Tuhi: when it tells you which app is using space, it works that out on your Mac.

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See Apps for how the Apps window works.

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