---
id: settings.what-is-in-the-advanced-section
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-in-the-advanced-section
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Advanced, self-backup and Demo Mode"
question: "What's in the Advanced section of Storage Studio's Settings?"
alt_questions:
  - "Storage Studio advanced settings"
  - "Advanced preferences storage studio"
  - "Where is self-backup in Storage Studio?"
  - "storage studio advanced tab options"
short_answer: "Advanced holds launch at login, the Apps grid shortcut, Junk Yard curtain tuning, Full Disk Access, cleanup-rule options, Demo Mode, Self-backup and version details."
tags: ["advanced", "settings", "overview"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-self-backup", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-demo-mode", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/can-i-edit-storage-studios-settings-file-by-hand"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What's in the Advanced section of Storage Studio's Settings?

**Settings → Advanced** collects the less-often-needed options:

- **Startup** — launch at login.
- **Keyboard Shortcut** — open the Apps grid from anywhere.
- **Junk Yard Edge Curtain** — open/close delay, background and scroll speed.
- **Permissions** — Full Disk Access status and walkthrough.
- **Cleanup rules** — fit clean-up to this Mac, or suggest only.
- **Demo Mode** — safe for recording.
- **Self-backup** — daily copies of the app's own settings.
- **About** — version details to copy into a support message.

It also has buttons to reveal or open the settings file, for people who prefer editing by hand.