---
id: settings.how-do-i-check-demo-mode-isnt-showing-my-real-details
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-do-i-check-demo-mode-isnt-showing-my-real-details
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Advanced, self-backup and Demo Mode"
question: "How can I check that Demo Mode isn't showing my real name or folders?"
alt_questions:
  - "Demo Mode leak check"
  - "Make sure recording hides my details"
  - "Demo Mode shows my real folder"
  - "Check Demo Mode before screen recording"
short_answer: "Run the check in the Demo Mode group of Settings → Advanced. It searches what Demo Mode shows for your own name, folders, drives, email and Mac details, and changes nothing."
tags: ["demo mode", "privacy", "recording"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-demo-mode"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How can I check that Demo Mode isn't showing my real name or folders?

Use the check in the **Demo Mode** group of **Settings → Advanced**. It searches everything Demo Mode has prepared — and what an assistant connected to Storage Studio would be told — for your own name, folders, drives, email and Mac details, and reports anything it finds.

Checking changes nothing, so run it before you start recording.