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  "schema": "https://storagestudio.us/schema/wiki-page.v1",
  "title": "Show in Dock",
  "slug": "show-apps-in-dock",
  "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/show-apps-in-dock",
  "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/show-apps-in-dock.md",
  "category": "Apps",
  "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/apps/",
  "tags": [
    "apps",
    "settings",
    "dock"
  ],
  "summary": "Storage Studio lives in the menu bar with no Dock icon. Turning on Show Storage Studio in the Dock, under Settings and Interface, keeps a Dock icon too; clicking it opens Home or the popover, depending on your view.",
  "published_at": "2026-10-01T06:19:17.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-01T05:31:33.000Z",
  "headings": [
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Turning it on",
      "id": "turning-it-on"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "What clicking the Dock icon does",
      "id": "what-clicking-the-dock-icon-does"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "What else changes",
      "id": "what-else-changes"
    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "text": "Why it's off by default",
      "id": "why-it-s-off-by-default"
    }
  ],
  "links_out": [
    {
      "slug": "the-all-apps-grid",
      "label": "The All Apps grid and its shortcut",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-all-apps-grid"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-menu-bar-icon-and-popover",
      "label": "The menu bar icon and popover",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-menu-bar-icon-and-popover"
    },
    {
      "slug": "interface-settings",
      "label": "Interface settings",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings"
    },
    {
      "slug": "preferences-window",
      "label": "The Preferences window",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/preferences-window"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-apps-window",
      "label": "The Apps window",
      "exists": true,
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-apps-window"
    }
  ],
  "links_in": [
    {
      "slug": "interface-settings",
      "title": "Interface settings",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings"
    },
    {
      "slug": "the-all-apps-grid",
      "title": "The All Apps grid and its shortcut",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-all-apps-grid"
    },
    {
      "slug": "menu-bar-icon-missing",
      "title": "The menu bar icon doesn't appear",
      "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/menu-bar-icon-missing"
    }
  ],
  "diagrams": [
    {
      "kind": "flowchart",
      "caption": "What a click on the Dock icon opens",
      "outline": "- You click the Storage Studio Dock icon\n  - leads to Which view are you using?\n- Which view are you using?\n  - Intelligence: leads to The main window opens on Home\n  - Advanced: leads to The menu bar popover opens\n",
      "source": "%% caption: What a click on the Dock icon opens\nflowchart TD\n  A[You click the Storage Studio Dock icon] --> B{Which view are you using?}\n  B -->|Intelligence| C[The main window opens on Home]\n  B -->|Advanced| D[The menu bar popover opens]"
    }
  ],
  "images": [],
  "screenshots_pending": [
    {
      "alt": "The Settings window on the Interface pane in Demo Mode, with the Dock section's Show Storage Studio in the Dock switch turned on",
      "caption": "The Show in Dock setting"
    }
  ],
  "faqs": [],
  "text": "Storage Studio normally lives only in the menu bar, with no icon in the Dock. If you'd rather have a Dock icon as well, turn on Show Storage Studio in the Dock . It works the same in the Intelligence and Advanced views, and you can turn it off again at any time. Turning it on Open Settings… from the More menu or the menu bar popover. Choose Interface . In the Dock section, turn on Show Storage Studio in the Dock . The icon appears straight away. Turn the switch off to go back to a menu-bar-only app. What clicking the Dock icon does The Dock icon opens Storage Studio's usual front door for the view you're using: What a click on the Dock icon opens Flowchart outline: What a click on the Dock icon opens You click the Storage Studio Dock icon leads to Which view are you using? Which view are you using? Intelligence: leads to The main window opens on Home Advanced: leads to The menu bar popover opens It doesn't open the app grid. To reach your apps quickly, use the Apps shortcut, ⌃ Space unless you've changed it, or the Apps tab in the main window. See The All Apps grid and its shortcut . What else changes With the switch off, Storage Studio still works fully from the menu bar, and the menu bar icon stays either way. Background work, rules and your other settings behave the same whether the Dock icon is on or off. You may sometimes see a Dock icon for a moment even with the switch off. A few windows, such as the one that resets Storage Studio or the main window when it first opens after you register, need one to come to the front. The icon goes away when they close, and your choice is applied again. Why it's off by default Storage Studio is a background helper. Most of the time it should stay out of your way, so it keeps to the menu bar unless you ask for more. See The menu bar icon and popover . See also: Interface settings · The Preferences window · The Apps window",
  "markdown": "Storage Studio normally lives only in the menu bar, with no icon in the Dock. If you'd rather have a Dock icon as well, turn on **Show Storage Studio in the Dock**. It works the same in the Intelligence and Advanced views, and you can turn it off again at any time.\n\n## Turning it on\n\n1. Open **Settings…** from the More menu or the menu bar popover.\n2. Choose **Interface**.\n3. In the **Dock** section, turn on **Show Storage Studio in the Dock**.\n\nThe icon appears straight away. Turn the switch off to go back to a menu-bar-only app.\n\n## What clicking the Dock icon does\n\nThe Dock icon opens Storage Studio's usual front door for the view you're using:\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: What a click on the Dock icon opens\nflowchart TD\n  A[You click the Storage Studio Dock icon] --> B{Which view are you using?}\n  B -->|Intelligence| C[The main window opens on Home]\n  B -->|Advanced| D[The menu bar popover opens]\n```\n\n*Flowchart — What a click on the Dock icon opens. Outline:*\n\n- You click the Storage Studio Dock icon\n  - leads to Which view are you using?\n- Which view are you using?\n  - Intelligence: leads to The main window opens on Home\n  - Advanced: leads to The menu bar popover opens\n\nIt doesn't open the app grid. To reach your apps quickly, use the Apps shortcut, **⌃ Space** unless you've changed it, or the **Apps** tab in the main window. See [The All Apps grid and its shortcut](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-all-apps-grid).\n\n## What else changes\n\nWith the switch off, Storage Studio still works fully from the menu bar, and the menu bar icon stays either way. Background work, rules and your other settings behave the same whether the Dock icon is on or off.\n\nYou may sometimes see a Dock icon for a moment even with the switch off. A few windows, such as the one that resets Storage Studio or the main window when it first opens after you register, need one to come to the front. The icon goes away when they close, and your choice is applied again.\n\n## Why it's off by default\n\nStorage Studio is a background helper. Most of the time it should stay out of your way, so it keeps to the menu bar unless you ask for more. See [The menu bar icon and popover](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-menu-bar-icon-and-popover).\n\nSee also: [Interface settings](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings) · [The Preferences window](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/preferences-window) · [The Apps window](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-apps-window)\n"
}