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Check your organisation's policy first. Storage Studio asks for Full Disk Access and can move files to external drives and connect cloud accounts — things many companies control. Moving work data to a personal drive or account may be against your employer's rules even if the app itself is safe.

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Google work and school accounts can also be restricted by the organisation's Google settings.

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Privacy & safety · App trust, updates and security

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Is Storage Studio appropriate on a work or company-managed Mac?

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Short answer: Check your organisation's policy first. Storage Studio needs Full Disk Access and can move data to external drives and cloud accounts, which many employers control. It reports refusals from device management rather than working around them.

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Check your organisation's policy first. Storage Studio asks for Full Disk Access and can move files to external drives and connect cloud accounts — things many companies control. Moving work data to a personal drive or account may be against your employer's rules even if the app itself is safe.

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Google work and school accounts can also be restricted by the organisation's Google settings.

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