{"id":"privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-sync-my-settings-to-the-cloud","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-sync-my-settings-to-the-cloud","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"your-data-and-rights","title":"Your data, uninstalling and your rights"},"question":"Does Storage Studio sync my settings or history to the cloud?","alt_questions":["Are my Storage Studio settings stored online?","Is there a cloud backup of my Storage Studio configuration?","storage studio settings sync icloud","Where is my Storage Studio history kept?"],"short_answer":"No. Settings, rules, history and records stay on your Mac, with safety copies on your own external drive. Nothing is uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or iCloud.","answer_markdown":"No. Your rules, settings, history and records are kept on your Mac, with safety copies — the daily self-backup and restore points — on your own external drive. They aren't uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or to iCloud.\n\nThat's also why a new Mac starts fresh: set up your rules again there, and re-enter any account details, since saved secrets only open on the Mac they were saved on.","answer_html":"

No. Your rules, settings, history and records are kept on your Mac, with safety copies — the daily self-backup and restore points — on your own external drive. They aren't uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or to iCloud.

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That's also why a new Mac starts fresh: set up your rules again there, and re-enter any account details, since saved secrets only open on the Mac they were saved on.

","answer_text":"No. Your rules, settings, history and records are kept on your Mac, with safety copies — the daily self-backup and restore points — on your own external drive. They aren't uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or to iCloud.\n\nThat's also why a new Mac starts fresh: set up your rules again there, and re-enter any account details, since saved secrets only open on the Mac they were saved on.","tags":["settings","sync","privacy"],"related":[{"id":"privacy-safety.do-my-settings-move-to-a-new-mac","question":"Why do I have to re-enter my account details on a new Mac?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/do-my-settings-move-to-a-new-mac"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Does Storage Studio sync my settings or history to the cloud? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"No. Settings, rules, history and records stay on your Mac, with safety copies on your own external drive. Nothing is uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or iCloud.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Privacy & safety","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/"},{"name":"Does Storage Studio sync my settings or history to the cloud?","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-sync-my-settings-to-the-cloud"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-sync-my-settings-to-the-cloud","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does Storage Studio sync my settings or history to the cloud?","alternateName":["Are my Storage Studio settings stored online?","Is there a cloud backup of my Storage Studio configuration?","storage studio settings sync icloud","Where is my Storage Studio history kept?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. Your rules, settings, history and records are kept on your Mac, with safety copies — the daily self-backup and restore points — on your own external drive. They aren't uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or to iCloud.\n\nThat's also why a new Mac starts fresh: set up your rules again there, and re-enter any account details, since saved secrets only open on the Mac they were saved on.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-sync-my-settings-to-the-cloud"}}]},"fragment":"
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Privacy & safety · Your data, uninstalling and your rights

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Does Storage Studio sync my settings or history to the cloud?

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Short answer: No. Settings, rules, history and records stay on your Mac, with safety copies on your own external drive. Nothing is uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or iCloud.

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No. Your rules, settings, history and records are kept on your Mac, with safety copies — the daily self-backup and restore points — on your own external drive. They aren't uploaded to Storage Studio's servers or to iCloud.

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That's also why a new Mac starts fresh: set up your rules again there, and re-enter any account details, since saved secrets only open on the Mac they were saved on.

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