---
id: privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-sync-my-settings-to-the-cloud
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-sync-my-settings-to-the-cloud
category: "Privacy & safety"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["settings", "sync", "privacy"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/do-my-settings-move-to-a-new-mac"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.