{"id":"settings.what-are-the-sections-in-storage-studio-settings","url":"/faq/settings/what-are-the-sections-in-storage-studio-settings","category":{"id":"settings","title":"Settings & keep-time"},"subcategory":{"id":"finding-settings","title":"Finding and using Settings"},"question":"What does each section of Storage Studio's Settings window do?","alt_questions":["What's in Storage Studio preferences?","storage studio settings sidebar explained","Which Settings tab controls what in Storage Studio?","Tour of the Storage Studio Settings window","What can I change in Storage Studio settings?"],"short_answer":"The Settings sidebar has sections for Interface, Services, Quiet Hours, Rules, Notifications, License, Junk Yard, Shortcuts, Permissions, Connections, Advanced, and Consent & Legal — each controls one area of the app.","answer_markdown":"Each sidebar section looks after one area of the app:\n\n- **Interface** — how Storage Studio opens, Apple Intelligence suggestions, and the Dock icon.\n- **Services** — a live health check of every background part of the app.\n- **Quiet Hours** — when automatic work is allowed to run.\n- **Rules** — what gets moved or cleaned, and the safety floors.\n- **Notifications** — banner choices, plus your Application ID for support.\n- **License** — your plan, activation and updates.\n- **Junk Yard** — clipboard capture, keep-time and the edge curtain.\n- **Shortcuts** — every global keyboard shortcut in one place.\n- **Permissions** — Full Disk Access and notification permission.\n- **Connections** — optional access for AI assistants on this Mac.\n- **Advanced** — login at startup, self-backup, cleanup-rule options and fine-tuning.\n- **Consent & Legal** — the documents you accepted.\n\nIf something feels off, start with [the Services section](/faq/settings/what-is-the-services-pane).","answer_html":"

Each sidebar section looks after one area of the app:

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If something feels off, start with the Services section.

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Settings & keep-time · Finding and using Settings

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What does each section of Storage Studio's Settings window do?

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Short answer: The Settings sidebar has sections for Interface, Services, Quiet Hours, Rules, Notifications, License, Junk Yard, Shortcuts, Permissions, Connections, Advanced, and Consent & Legal — each controls one area of the app.

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Each sidebar section looks after one area of the app:

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  • Interface — how Storage Studio opens, Apple Intelligence suggestions, and the Dock icon.
  • Services — a live health check of every background part of the app.
  • Quiet Hours — when automatic work is allowed to run.
  • Rules — what gets moved or cleaned, and the safety floors.
  • Notifications — banner choices, plus your Application ID for support.
  • License — your plan, activation and updates.
  • Junk Yard — clipboard capture, keep-time and the edge curtain.
  • Shortcuts — every global keyboard shortcut in one place.
  • Permissions — Full Disk Access and notification permission.
  • Connections — optional access for AI assistants on this Mac.
  • Advanced — login at startup, self-backup, cleanup-rule options and fine-tuning.
  • Consent & Legal — the documents you accepted.
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If something feels off, start with the Services section.

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