{"id":"privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-record-what-i-type","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-record-what-i-type","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"what-leaves-your-mac","title":"What leaves your Mac"},"question":"Does Storage Studio record what I type or watch my keyboard and mouse?","alt_questions":["Why does Storage Studio know when I'm active?","Does Smart Quiet Hours monitor my keyboard?","storage studio keyboard monitoring privacy","Does the app track my mouse?"],"short_answer":"No. Smart Quiet Hours only asks macOS how many seconds have passed since your last keyboard or mouse input, so automatic tasks wait while you work. It never sees what you type, and nothing leaves your Mac.","answer_markdown":"No. Storage Studio never records what you type. To decide whether you're busy, **Smart** Quiet Hours only asks macOS how long it has been since your last keyboard or mouse input — a single number of seconds, not the keys or clicks themselves.\n\nThat lets automatic tasks hold off while you're working and run when you step away. You can change how long you must be idle, or turn that signal off, in **Settings → Quiet Hours**. Nothing about it leaves your Mac.","answer_html":"

No. Storage Studio never records what you type. To decide whether you're busy, Smart Quiet Hours only asks macOS how long it has been since your last keyboard or mouse input — a single number of seconds, not the keys or clicks themselves.

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That lets automatic tasks hold off while you're working and run when you step away. You can change how long you must be idle, or turn that signal off, in Settings → Quiet Hours. Nothing about it leaves your Mac.

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Does Storage Studio record what I type or watch my keyboard and mouse?

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Short answer: No. Smart Quiet Hours only asks macOS how many seconds have passed since your last keyboard or mouse input, so automatic tasks wait while you work. It never sees what you type, and nothing leaves your Mac.

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No. Storage Studio never records what you type. To decide whether you're busy, Smart Quiet Hours only asks macOS how long it has been since your last keyboard or mouse input — a single number of seconds, not the keys or clicks themselves.

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That lets automatic tasks hold off while you're working and run when you step away. You can change how long you must be idle, or turn that signal off, in Settings → Quiet Hours. Nothing about it leaves your Mac.

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