---
id: troubleshooting.intel-mac-stays-on-4-17-1
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/intel-mac-stays-on-4-17-1
category: "Troubleshooting & messages"
subcategory: "Updates and installing"
question: "Why doesn't my Intel Mac get Storage Studio updates?"
alt_questions:
  - "storage studio intel mac no updates"
  - "is storage studio still supported on intel"
  - "update not offered intel mac"
  - "Check Now finds nothing on my Intel Mac"
short_answer: "Storage Studio is for Apple silicon Macs only. An Intel Mac is never offered an update it can't run, and there's no Intel download; what you moved to your drives stays where it is."
tags: ["intel", "apple silicon", "update"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/update-required-before-it-can-run", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/couldnt-reach-update-server"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-29
---

# Why doesn't my Intel Mac get Storage Studio updates?

Storage Studio is built for **Apple silicon** Macs only, and Intel Macs aren't supported. Every version we publish now needs Apple silicon, so an Intel Mac is never offered an update it can't run — installing one would only produce an app macOS refuses to open. There is no version to download for Intel Macs.

Nothing you moved with Storage Studio is affected: folders and apps on your external drive stay where they are.

To check which chip your Mac has, choose **Apple menu → About This Mac** and look for **Chip** (Apple silicon) or **Processor** (Intel).