Documentation

User manual

Every surface in Storage Studio, in one place. The same content ships inside the macOS app under Help → User Manual, so what you read here is exactly what the app shows.

01

Install & first launch

Download the DMG, drag to Applications, grant Full Disk Access, run the four-step setup wizard.

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02

Pair your drives

Pairing tells Storage Studio which folders mirror each other. Pairing is one-time and survives unmounts.

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03

The Tier window

Two-pane file browser with mirror-hover, side-specific Home, and pair-relative navigation.

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04

Free Up Space wizard

Three preview-first steps — cache cleanup, oversize-file relocation, optional cloud eviction.

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05

App relocator

Move applications from /Applications to your NVMe — they still launch from the original path via symlink.

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06

Storage Charts

Daily drive-usage history with 17 time ranges, dual-axis chart, drag-to-zoom, and hover readouts.

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07

Preferences

Per-cloud-provider toggles, smart-mode for meetings, launch-at-login, schedule cadence, self-backup.

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08

Activate your license

After paying through Stripe, paste your email and transaction ID into Storage Studio's License pane.

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09

Manage your subscription

Cancellation, plan changes, invoices, payment method — all handled in the Stripe Customer Portal.

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10

Troubleshooting

Common problems and fixes — Full Disk Access, rsync 3, missing drives, license validation failures.

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11

Uninstall

Use the three-step uninstall wizard to remove the app, restore relocated files and apps, and clean up state.

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12

Release notes

What changed in each version of Storage Studio. The canonical CHANGELOG ships with the macOS app.

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