---
id: privacy-safety.does-storage-studio-work-offline
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-work-offline
category: "Privacy & safety"
subcategory: "What leaves your Mac"
question: "Can I use Storage Studio offline?"
alt_questions:
  - "Does Storage Studio need an internet connection?"
  - "Will Storage Studio work without Wi-Fi?"
  - "storage studio offline mode"
  - "Can I free up space without internet?"
  - "What stops working when I'm offline?"
  - "Does the licence need to be online all the time?"
short_answer: "Yes. Space clean-ups, moves, Junk Yard and Tuhi work offline. You need a connection to start the trial, activate, use cloud transfers and check for updates; a verified licence keeps working offline for about two weeks."
tags: ["offline", "internet", "licence"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/what-does-storage-studio-send-over-the-internet", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/does-storage-studio-need-an-account"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I use Storage Studio offline?

Yes. Freeing space, moving apps and folders, reclaiming snapshots, Junk Yard and Tuhi all work without an internet connection.

You need to be online for a few things: starting the free trial (the verification code arrives by email), activating a licence, transfers to cloud accounts, and checking for updates.

Once your licence has checked in successfully, it keeps working offline for a grace period of about two weeks. After that a single quiet notice appears at the top of the popover — no pop-ups and no locked features — until you're back online.