Changing keyboard shortcuts

Settings… → Shortcuts is where you change or switch off Storage Studio's global shortcuts — the ones that work from any app. There are five: one that opens the Apps grid and four for the Junk Yard. Each has an on/off switch and a menu of combinations to choose from.

What you can change

For the Apps grid you can choose from ⌃Space, ⌥Space, ⌘⌥Space, ⌃⌥A or ⌘⌥A. The Junk Yard rows offer a longer list of combinations built on J, C, N, D and Space.

Changing one

%% caption: Changing a global shortcut
flowchart TD
  A[Open Settings, then Shortcuts] --> B[Find the action]
  B --> C{Do you want it at all?}
  C -->|No| D[Switch it off]
  C -->|Yes| E[Pick a combination from its menu]
  E --> F{Does it work in other apps?}
  F -->|Yes| G[Done]
  F -->|No| H[macOS may already use it: pick another]

1. Open Settings… and choose Shortcuts.
2. To stop a shortcut, switch it off. Its menu greys out.
3. To change it, choose a combination from the menu next to it. It takes effect straight away.

Each combination can only belong to one action. A combination already in use is hidden from the other menus, so you can't accidentally give two actions the same keys.

If a shortcut doesn't work, macOS or another app may already use it — for example, ⌃Space is the macOS shortcut for switching to the previous input source on some Macs. Pick another combination.

Other places that show shortcuts

• Settings… → Advanced → Keyboard Shortcut has the same switch and menu for the Apps grid, under Open Apps with a global shortcut.
• The Hot Keys chip on the Home screen opens a quick list of your current shortcuts (and, when the Junk Yard is on, its mouse gestures). It's a read-only list; change them here.

The Junk Yard shortcuts only work while the Junk Yard is switched on. Shortcuts that work inside Storage Studio's own windows, such as ⌘1 to ⌘4, can't be changed — they're listed in Keyboard shortcuts.

See also: The All Apps grid and its shortcut, Junk Yard shortcuts, The Preferences window.