---
id: settings.what-does-the-permissions-section-show
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-does-the-permissions-section-show
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Permissions, consent and legal"
question: "What does the Permissions section in Storage Studio's Settings show?"
alt_questions:
  - "Which permissions does Storage Studio need?"
  - "Check Full Disk Access storage studio"
  - "storage studio privacy permissions"
short_answer: "It lists the macOS permissions Storage Studio uses — Full Disk Access and Notifications — with why each is needed, whether it's granted, an Open Settings button and a Re-check button."
tags: ["permissions", "full disk access", "privacy"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/getting-started/how-do-i-grant-full-disk-access"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does the Permissions section in Storage Studio's Settings show?

**Settings → Permissions** lists the macOS permissions Storage Studio uses, each with why it needs it and whether it's granted right now:

- **Full Disk Access** — lets it read protected folders to plan and run moves and to scan what's using space.
- **Notifications** — lets it tell you when background actions have run.

Each row has an **Open Settings** button that jumps to the right place in System Settings, and **Re-check** refreshes the list after you change something. The app asks only for what each feature needs.