---
id: privacy-safety.what-does-the-update-check-send
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/what-does-the-update-check-send
category: "Privacy & safety"
subcategory: "What leaves your Mac"
question: "What does Storage Studio send when it checks for updates?"
alt_questions:
  - "Does the update check identify me?"
  - "What is sent when Storage Studio launches?"
  - "storage studio update check privacy"
  - "Does checking for updates send my licence?"
short_answer: "A request to Storage Studio's server identifying the app version and your macOS version, at launch and about once a day, so it can offer a suitable update. No files, file names or accounts are included."
tags: ["updates", "privacy", "network"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/what-does-storage-studio-send-over-the-internet", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/privacy-safety/are-storage-studio-updates-safe"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does Storage Studio send when it checks for updates?

Only what any web request carries plus the app version: a request to Storage Studio's own server that identifies the app version and your macOS version, so it can tell you whether a newer version suits your Mac. It happens at launch and about once a day while the app runs.

Your files, file names and accounts aren't part of it. The details are in the [Privacy Policy](https://storagestudio.us/legal/privacy).