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The relocated apps watch checks every 10 minutes, and immediately whenever your external drive reconnects. If an updater has put a fresh copy back on your Mac and the app is closed, the watch moves it to the external drive and restores the shortcut; if the app is open, it waits until you quit it.

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The last check time is shown on the Relocated apps watch row in Settings → Services.

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Settings & keep-time · Services and self-healing

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How often does Storage Studio check whether a moved app was reinstalled?

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Short answer: Every 10 minutes, and straight away when your external drive reconnects. If the app is open at the time, it waits until you quit it before moving the new copy.

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The relocated apps watch checks every 10 minutes, and immediately whenever your external drive reconnects. If an updater has put a fresh copy back on your Mac and the app is closed, the watch moves it to the external drive and restores the shortcut; if the app is open, it waits until you quit it.

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The last check time is shown on the Relocated apps watch row in Settings → Services.

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