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  "title": "The Preferences window",
  "slug": "preferences-window",
  "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/preferences-window",
  "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/preferences-window.md",
  "category": "Settings",
  "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/settings/",
  "tags": [
    "settings",
    "preferences",
    "getting started"
  ],
  "summary": "Storage Studio's settings window has twelve pages in a sidebar — Interface, Services, Quiet Hours, Rules, Notifications, License, Junk Yard, Shortcuts, Permissions, Connections, Advanced and Consent & Legal. Open it with Settings… or ⌘, and changes apply straight away.",
  "published_at": "2026-10-01T06:18:20.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:37:14.000Z",
  "headings": [
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Opening it",
      "id": "opening-it"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "The pages",
      "id": "the-pages"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Where to read more",
      "id": "where-to-read-more"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "slug": "interface-settings",
      "label": "Interface settings",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings"
    },
    {
      "slug": "services-pane",
      "label": "The Services pane",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/services-pane"
    },
    {
      "slug": "quiet-hours",
      "label": "Quiet Hours",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/quiet-hours"
    },
    {
      "slug": "auto-rules",
      "label": "Auto Rules",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/auto-rules"
    },
    {
      "slug": "rules-and-automatic-moves",
      "label": "Rules: moving folders automatically",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/rules-and-automatic-moves"
    },
    {
      "slug": "sharing-diagnostic-logs",
      "label": "Sharing diagnostic logs with support",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/sharing-diagnostic-logs"
    },
    {
      "slug": "learning-center-and-notifications",
      "label": "notifications",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/learning-center-and-notifications"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-license-pane",
      "label": "The License pane",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-license-pane"
    },
    {
      "slug": "junk-yard",
      "label": "The Junk Yard",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard"
    },
    {
      "slug": "shortcuts-pane",
      "label": "Changing keyboard shortcuts",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/shortcuts-pane"
    },
    {
      "slug": "permissions-storage-studio-asks-for",
      "label": "The permissions Storage Studio asks for",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/permissions-storage-studio-asks-for"
    },
    {
      "slug": "full-disk-access",
      "label": "Full Disk Access",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/full-disk-access"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ai-access",
      "label": "Letting another AI assistant read your storage",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/ai-access"
    },
    {
      "slug": "start-at-login",
      "label": "Starting Storage Studio at login",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/start-at-login"
    },
    {
      "slug": "demo-mode",
      "label": "Demo Mode",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/demo-mode"
    },
    {
      "slug": "self-backup-of-settings",
      "label": "Backing up Storage Studio's own settings",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/self-backup-of-settings"
    },
    {
      "slug": "legal-documents-and-consent",
      "label": "Legal documents and your consent choices",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/legal-documents-and-consent"
    }
  ],
  "links_in": [
    {
      "slug": "shortcuts-pane",
      "title": "Changing keyboard shortcuts",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/shortcuts-pane"
    },
    {
      "slug": "interface-settings",
      "title": "Interface settings",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings"
    },
    {
      "slug": "ai-access",
      "title": "Letting another AI assistant read your storage",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/ai-access"
    },
    {
      "slug": "quiet-hours",
      "title": "Quiet Hours",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/quiet-hours"
    },
    {
      "slug": "show-apps-in-dock",
      "title": "Show in Dock",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/show-apps-in-dock"
    },
    {
      "slug": "start-at-login",
      "title": "Starting Storage Studio at login",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/start-at-login"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-license-pane",
      "title": "The License pane",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-license-pane"
    },
    {
      "slug": "services-pane",
      "title": "The Services pane",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/services-pane"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-menu-bar-icon-and-popover",
      "title": "The menu bar icon and popover",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-menu-bar-icon-and-popover"
    }
  ],
  "diagrams": [
    {
      "kind": "mindmap",
      "caption": "The twelve pages of the Preferences window",
      "outline": "- Settings\n  - How it looks\n    - Interface\n    - Shortcuts\n    - Notifications\n  - How it works\n    - Services\n    - Quiet Hours\n    - Rules\n    - Junk Yard\n  - Your Mac and account\n    - Permissions\n    - License\n    - Connections\n  - Behind the scenes\n    - Advanced\n    - Consent and Legal\n",
      "source": "%% caption: The twelve pages of the Preferences window\nmindmap\n  root((Settings))\n    How it looks\n      Interface\n      Shortcuts\n      Notifications\n    How it works\n      Services\n      Quiet Hours\n      Rules\n      Junk Yard\n    Your Mac and account\n      Permissions\n      License\n      Connections\n    Behind the scenes\n      Advanced\n      Consent and Legal"
    }
  ],
  "images": [],
  "screenshots_pending": [
    {
      "alt": "The Storage Studio — Settings window with the sidebar showing all twelve pages and the Interface page selected",
      "caption": "The Preferences window"
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [],
  "text": "The Preferences window is where you change how Storage Studio behaves. It's titled Storage Studio — Settings , and a sidebar on the left lists its twelve pages, so every section is one click away. Most changes apply as soon as you make them — there's no Save button. Opening it Press ⌘, while Storage Studio is in front. Choose Settings… from More in the Storage Studio window or the Advanced popover. Right-click the menu bar icon and choose Settings… . If your licence isn't active, the window shows only the License page until it's sorted; the other pages come back as soon as it is. The pages The twelve pages of the Preferences window Mind map outline: The twelve pages of the Preferences window Settings How it looks Interface Shortcuts Notifications How it works Services Quiet Hours Rules Junk Yard Your Mac and account Permissions License Connections Behind the scenes Advanced Consent and Legal Page What it's for Interface Choose the Intelligence window or the Advanced popover, Apple Intelligence, and the Dock icon. Services Live status of every background service, with a traffic-light dot for each. Quiet Hours When Storage Studio's automatic nightly work is allowed to run. Rules Your folder rules and Auto Rules, and what Free Up Space includes. Notifications Banners after successful runs, and sharing diagnostic logs with support. License Your trial or licence, plan and updates. Junk Yard Switch the Junk Yard on, and how it captures and clears scraps. Shortcuts Every global keyboard shortcut in one place. Permissions Whether Full Disk Access and notifications are allowed. Connections Let an AI assistant on this Mac read your storage status. Advanced Start at login, Demo Mode, cleanup-rule options, Full Disk Access help, the self-backup of your settings and version details. Consent & Legal The terms you accepted, the documents, and withdrawing consent. Where to read more Interface settings The Services pane Quiet Hours Auto Rules and Rules: moving folders automatically Sharing diagnostic logs with support and notifications The License pane The Junk Yard Changing keyboard shortcuts The permissions Storage Studio asks for and Full Disk Access Letting another AI assistant read your storage Starting Storage Studio at login , Demo Mode and Backing up Storage Studio's own settings Legal documents and your consent choices",
  "markdown": "The Preferences window is where you change how Storage Studio behaves. It's titled **Storage Studio — Settings**, and a sidebar on the left lists its twelve pages, so every section is one click away. Most changes apply as soon as you make them — there's no Save button.\n\n## Opening it\n\n- Press **⌘,** while Storage Studio is in front.\n- Choose **Settings…** from **More** in the Storage Studio window or the Advanced popover.\n- Right-click the menu bar icon and choose **Settings…**.\n\nIf your licence isn't active, the window shows only the **License** page until it's sorted; the other pages come back as soon as it is.\n\n## The pages\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: The twelve pages of the Preferences window\nmindmap\n  root((Settings))\n    How it looks\n      Interface\n      Shortcuts\n      Notifications\n    How it works\n      Services\n      Quiet Hours\n      Rules\n      Junk Yard\n    Your Mac and account\n      Permissions\n      License\n      Connections\n    Behind the scenes\n      Advanced\n      Consent and Legal\n```\n\n*Mind map — The twelve pages of the Preferences window. Outline:*\n\n- Settings\n  - How it looks\n    - Interface\n    - Shortcuts\n    - Notifications\n  - How it works\n    - Services\n    - Quiet Hours\n    - Rules\n    - Junk Yard\n  - Your Mac and account\n    - Permissions\n    - License\n    - Connections\n  - Behind the scenes\n    - Advanced\n    - Consent and Legal\n\n| Page | What it's for |\n|---|---|\n| **Interface** | Choose the Intelligence window or the Advanced popover, Apple Intelligence, and the Dock icon. |\n| **Services** | Live status of every background service, with a traffic-light dot for each. |\n| **Quiet Hours** | When Storage Studio's automatic nightly work is allowed to run. |\n| **Rules** | Your folder rules and Auto Rules, and what Free Up Space includes. |\n| **Notifications** | Banners after successful runs, and sharing diagnostic logs with support. |\n| **License** | Your trial or licence, plan and updates. |\n| **Junk Yard** | Switch the Junk Yard on, and how it captures and clears scraps. |\n| **Shortcuts** | Every global keyboard shortcut in one place. |\n| **Permissions** | Whether Full Disk Access and notifications are allowed. |\n| **Connections** | Let an AI assistant on this Mac read your storage status. |\n| **Advanced** | Start at login, Demo Mode, cleanup-rule options, Full Disk Access help, the self-backup of your settings and version details. |\n| **Consent & Legal** | The terms you accepted, the documents, and withdrawing consent. |\n\n## Where to read more\n\n- [Interface settings](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings)\n- [The Services pane](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/services-pane)\n- [Quiet Hours](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/quiet-hours)\n- [Auto Rules](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/auto-rules) and [Rules: moving folders automatically](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/rules-and-automatic-moves)\n- [Sharing diagnostic logs with support](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/sharing-diagnostic-logs) and [notifications](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/learning-center-and-notifications)\n- [The License pane](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-license-pane)\n- [The Junk Yard](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard)\n- [Changing keyboard shortcuts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/shortcuts-pane)\n- [The permissions Storage Studio asks for](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/permissions-storage-studio-asks-for) and [Full Disk Access](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/full-disk-access)\n- [Letting another AI assistant read your storage](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/ai-access)\n- [Starting Storage Studio at login](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/start-at-login), [Demo Mode](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/demo-mode) and [Backing up Storage Studio's own settings](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/self-backup-of-settings)\n- [Legal documents and your consent choices](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/legal-documents-and-consent)\n"
}