---
id: settings.what-are-the-sections-in-storage-studio-settings
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-are-the-sections-in-storage-studio-settings
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["settings", "preferences", "overview"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-the-services-pane", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/do-i-need-to-click-save-after-changing-a-setting"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

Each sidebar section looks after one area of the app:

- **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.

If something feels off, start with [the Services section](https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-the-services-pane).