---
id: settings.will-i-lose-my-settings-when-i-update
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/will-i-lose-my-settings-when-i-update
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Advanced, self-backup and Demo Mode"
question: "Will updating Storage Studio reset my settings?"
alt_questions:
  - "Does an update keep my rules?"
  - "Storage Studio settings after update"
  - "Update overwrote my preferences?"
  - "Keep settings when reinstalling Storage Studio"
short_answer: "No — updating keeps your existing settings and rules; an update never replaces them with defaults. A daily self-backup on your external drive is there as a fallback."
tags: ["updates", "settings", "self-backup"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-self-backup", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/will-i-lose-storage-studio-settings-if-i-reinstall-macos"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Will updating Storage Studio reset my settings?

No. Updating keeps your settings, rules and records as they are — an update never overwrites your existing settings with defaults.

For extra peace of mind, Storage Studio also keeps a daily [self-backup](https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/what-is-self-backup) of its own settings on your external drive, which you can restore if anything ever looks wrong.