{"id":"privacy-safety.is-my-connection-to-storage-studio-encrypted","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/is-my-connection-to-storage-studio-encrypted","category":{"id":"privacy-safety","title":"Privacy & safety"},"subcategory":{"id":"what-leaves-your-mac","title":"What leaves your Mac"},"question":"Is the connection between the app and Storage Studio's server encrypted?","alt_questions":["Does Storage Studio use HTTPS?","Are licence checks sent securely?","Can someone intercept what the app sends?","storage studio secure connection","Is network traffic from Storage Studio encrypted?"],"short_answer":"Yes. Every connection to Storage Studio's server is encrypted, so licence checks, update checks and anonymous totals can't be read in transit. Your files aren't part of those connections at all.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Every connection the app makes to Storage Studio's own server uses an encrypted, secure connection, so licence checks, update checks and the anonymous totals can't be read in transit.\n\nYour files aren't part of those connections at all. When you move files to a cloud account you connected, they travel to that service over its own secure connection; when you send files with Bridge, the link between your two devices is end-to-end encrypted.\n\nWe don't publish the details of how each connection is secured, but the outcome for you is simple: what's sent can't be read on the way.","answer_html":"

Yes. Every connection the app makes to Storage Studio's own server uses an encrypted, secure connection, so licence checks, update checks and the anonymous totals can't be read in transit.

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Your files aren't part of those connections at all. When you move files to a cloud account you connected, they travel to that service over its own secure connection; when you send files with Bridge, the link between your two devices is end-to-end encrypted.

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We don't publish the details of how each connection is secured, but the outcome for you is simple: what's sent can't be read on the way.

","answer_text":"Yes. Every connection the app makes to Storage Studio's own server uses an encrypted, secure connection, so licence checks, update checks and the anonymous totals can't be read in transit.\n\nYour files aren't part of those connections at all. When you move files to a cloud account you connected, they travel to that service over its own secure connection; when you send files with Bridge, the link between your two devices is end-to-end encrypted.\n\nWe don't publish the details of how each connection is secured, but the outcome for you is simple: what's sent can't be read on the way.","tags":["encryption","network","security"],"related":[{"id":"privacy-safety.what-does-storage-studio-send-over-the-internet","question":"What does Storage Studio send over the internet?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/what-does-storage-studio-send-over-the-internet"},{"id":"privacy-safety.is-bridge-end-to-end-encrypted","question":"Is Bridge end-to-end encrypted, and can anyone see what I send?","url":"/faq/privacy-safety/is-bridge-end-to-end-encrypted"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Is the connection between the app and Storage Studio's server encrypted? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes. Every connection to Storage Studio's server is encrypted, so licence checks, update checks and anonymous totals can't be read in transit. Your files aren't part of those connections at all.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Privacy & safety","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/"},{"name":"Is the connection between the app and Storage Studio's server encrypted?","path":"/faq/privacy-safety/is-my-connection-to-storage-studio-encrypted"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/is-my-connection-to-storage-studio-encrypted","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is the connection between the app and Storage Studio's server encrypted?","alternateName":["Does Storage Studio use HTTPS?","Are licence checks sent securely?","Can someone intercept what the app sends?","storage studio secure connection","Is network traffic from Storage Studio encrypted?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Every connection the app makes to Storage Studio's own server uses an encrypted, secure connection, so licence checks, update checks and the anonymous totals can't be read in transit.\n\nYour files aren't part of those connections at all. When you move files to a cloud account you connected, they travel to that service over its own secure connection; when you send files with Bridge, the link between your two devices is end-to-end encrypted.\n\nWe don't publish the details of how each connection is secured, but the outcome for you is simple: what's sent can't be read on the way.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/is-my-connection-to-storage-studio-encrypted"}}]},"fragment":"
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Privacy & safety · What leaves your Mac

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Is the connection between the app and Storage Studio's server encrypted?

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Short answer: Yes. Every connection to Storage Studio's server is encrypted, so licence checks, update checks and anonymous totals can't be read in transit. Your files aren't part of those connections at all.

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Yes. Every connection the app makes to Storage Studio's own server uses an encrypted, secure connection, so licence checks, update checks and the anonymous totals can't be read in transit.

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Your files aren't part of those connections at all. When you move files to a cloud account you connected, they travel to that service over its own secure connection; when you send files with Bridge, the link between your two devices is end-to-end encrypted.

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We don't publish the details of how each connection is secured, but the outcome for you is simple: what's sent can't be read on the way.

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