{"id":"privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-send-anything-to-apple","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-send-anything-to-apple","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"what-leaves-your-mac","title":"What leaves your Mac"},"question":"Does Storage Studio send my questions or data to Apple or other companies?","alt_questions":["Does Apple Intelligence send my Tuhi questions to Apple?","Are there third-party analytics in Storage Studio?","Does the app talk to Google or Facebook?","storage studio third party tracking","Who else gets data from Storage Studio?"],"short_answer":"No. Tuhi runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, and there are no ad networks or third-party analytics. The app only connects to Storage Studio's own server, cloud services you connect, and devices you pair.","answer_markdown":"No. Tuhi's answers are produced by Apple Intelligence **on your Mac**, so your questions aren't sent away to be answered. There are no ad networks or third-party analytics in the app.\n\nThe app's outside connections are: Storage Studio's own server (licence, updates, anonymous totals), the cloud services **you** connect for transfers or backups, and the devices **you** pair with Bridge.\n\nSee [Is Tuhi private?](/faq/privacy-safety/are-my-tuhi-questions-private) for more on the assistant.","answer_html":"<p>No. Tuhi&#39;s answers are produced by Apple Intelligence <strong>on your Mac</strong>, so your questions aren&#39;t sent away to be answered. There are no ad networks or third-party analytics in the app.</p>\n<p>The app&#39;s outside connections are: Storage Studio&#39;s own server (licence, updates, anonymous totals), the cloud services <strong>you</strong> connect for transfers or backups, and the devices <strong>you</strong> pair with Bridge.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/are-my-tuhi-questions-private\">Is Tuhi private?</a> for more on the assistant.</p>","answer_text":"No. Tuhi's answers are produced by Apple Intelligence on your Mac, so your questions aren't sent away to be answered. There are no ad networks or third-party analytics in the app.\n\nThe app's outside connections are: Storage Studio's own server (licence, updates, anonymous totals), the cloud services you connect for transfers or backups, and the devices you pair with Bridge.\n\nSee Is Tuhi private? for more on the assistant.","tags":["apple intelligence","third parties","privacy"],"related":[{"id":"privacy-safety.are-my-tuhi-questions-private","question":"Are my questions to Tuhi private?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/are-my-tuhi-questions-private"},{"id":"privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-sell-my-data","question":"Does Storage Studio sell or share my personal data?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-sell-my-data"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Does Storage Studio send my questions or data to Apple or other companies? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"No. Tuhi runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, and there are no ad networks or third-party analytics. 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There are no ad networks or third-party analytics in the app.\n\nThe app's outside connections are: Storage Studio's own server (licence, updates, anonymous totals), the cloud services you connect for transfers or backups, and the devices you pair with Bridge.\n\nSee Is Tuhi private? for more on the assistant.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-send-anything-to-apple"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\" aria-current=\"true\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span><ul><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#what-leaves-your-mac\">What leaves your Mac</a> <span>25</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#permissions\">Permissions and access</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#file-safety\">Keeping your files safe</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#undo-and-recovery\">Undo and recovery</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#accounts-and-credentials\">Accounts, passwords and keys</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#clipboard-and-devices\">Clipboard, Junk Yard and your devices</a> <span>3</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#ai-privacy\">Tuhi, Apple Intelligence and AI access</a> <span>2</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#trust-and-security\">App trust, updates and security</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#your-data-and-rights\">Your data, uninstalling and your rights</a> <span>13</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Does Storage Studio send my questions or data to Apple or other companies?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> · <a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/#what-leaves-your-mac\">What leaves your Mac</a></p>\n<h1>Does Storage Studio send my questions or data to Apple or other companies?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> No. Tuhi runs on-device with Apple Intelligence, and there are no ad networks or third-party analytics. The app only connects to Storage Studio&#39;s own server, cloud services you connect, and devices you pair.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>No. Tuhi&#39;s answers are produced by Apple Intelligence <strong>on your Mac</strong>, so your questions aren&#39;t sent away to be answered. There are no ad networks or third-party analytics in the app.</p>\n<p>The app&#39;s outside connections are: Storage Studio&#39;s own server (licence, updates, anonymous totals), the cloud services <strong>you</strong> connect for transfers or backups, and the devices <strong>you</strong> pair with Bridge.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/are-my-tuhi-questions-private\">Is Tuhi private?</a> for more on the assistant.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/are-my-tuhi-questions-private\">Are my questions to Tuhi private?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-sell-my-data\">Does Storage Studio sell or share my personal data?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-send-anything-to-apple.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-send-anything-to-apple.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}