{ "schema": "https://storagestudio.us/schema/wiki-page.v1", "title": "What Storage Studio does", "slug": "what-storage-studio-does", "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/what-storage-studio-does", "markdown_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/what-storage-studio-does.md", "category": "Getting started", "category_url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/getting-started/", "tags": [ "overview", "cloud accounts", "devices", "delta drive", "backups", "junk yard", "external drive", "free up space" ], "summary": "Storage Studio is one place to manage all your storage from your Mac — your Mac and its drives, your other devices, your cloud accounts and Delta storage — with versioned backups, a clipboard manager and freeing up space built in.", "published_at": "2026-10-01T06:20:11.000Z", "updated_at": "2026-10-05T19:41:07.000Z", "headings": [ { "level": 2, "text": "The main things it does", "id": "the-main-things-it-does" }, { "level": 2, "text": "How it behaves", "id": "how-it-behaves" }, { 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"https://storagestudio.us/wiki/how-storage-studio-keeps-you-safe" }, { "slug": "junk-yard", "label": "Junk Yard", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard" }, { "slug": "tuhi", "label": "Tuhi", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi" }, { "slug": "smart-care", "label": "Smart Care", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/smart-care" }, { "slug": "storage-inspector", "label": "What's Using Space", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/storage-inspector" }, { "slug": "where-did-my-space-go", "label": "Where Did My Space Go", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-did-my-space-go" }, { "slug": "freeing-up-space-overview", "label": "Freeing up space: the options", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/freeing-up-space-overview" }, { "slug": "a-lazy-background-utility", "label": "why it works slowly on purpose", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/a-lazy-background-utility" }, { "slug": "interface-settings", "label": "Interface settings", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings" }, { "slug": "installing-storage-studio", "label": "Installing Storage Studio", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/installing-storage-studio" }, { "slug": "your-first-launch", "label": "your first launch", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-first-launch" }, { "slug": "where-to-start", "label": "Pick your goal", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-to-start" }, { "slug": "the-home-screen", "label": "The Home screen", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-home-screen" }, { "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": "privacy-overview", "label": "Privacy: what stays on your Mac", "exists": true, "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/privacy-overview" } ], "links_in": [ { "slug": "compared-with-macos-storage-settings", "title": "Storage Studio and macOS Storage settings", "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/compared-with-macos-storage-settings" }, { "slug": "where-to-start", "title": "Where to start: pick your goal", "url": "https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-to-start" } ], "diagrams": [ { "kind": "mindmap", "caption": "The main parts of Storage Studio", "outline": "- Storage Studio\n - Cloud and devices\n - Cloud accounts in Finder\n - Data Transfers\n - Bridge\n - Delta X\n - Delta Drive\n - Delta Trust\n - My Drive\n - Your Mac and drives\n - Data Parking\n - Apps\n - Duplicates\n - Automatic Moves\n - Keep things safe\n - Data Backup\n - Recycle Vault\n - Restore Points\n - Everyday helpers\n - Junk Yard\n - Tuhi\n - Free up space\n - Smart Care\n - Clear app caches\n - What's Using Space\n", "source": "%% caption: The main parts of Storage Studio\nmindmap\n root((Storage Studio))\n Cloud and devices\n Cloud accounts in Finder\n Data Transfers\n Bridge\n Delta X\n Delta Drive\n Delta Trust\n My Drive\n Your Mac and drives\n Data Parking\n Apps\n Duplicates\n Automatic Moves\n Keep things safe\n Data Backup\n Recycle Vault\n Restore Points\n Everyday helpers\n Junk Yard\n Tuhi\n Free up space\n Smart Care\n Clear app caches\n What's Using Space" } ], "images": [], "screenshots_pending": [ { "alt": "The Storage Studio window on the Home tab in Demo Mode, showing the Ask box, the Run Tuhi button and the card strip", "caption": "The Home screen, where most people start" } ], "faqs": [], "text": "Storage Studio is one place to manage all your storage from your Mac. It brings together your Mac's built-in disk and external drives , your other devices, your cloud accounts and Storage Studio's own Delta storage — and lets you copy, move, sync and back up between any of them. Freeing up space on your Mac is built in, but it is only one part of what it does. The main things it does The main parts of Storage Studio Mind map outline: The main parts of Storage Studio Storage Studio Cloud and devices Cloud accounts in Finder Data Transfers Bridge Delta X Delta Drive Delta Trust My Drive Your Mac and drives Data Parking Apps Duplicates Automatic Moves Keep things safe Data Backup Recycle Vault Restore Points Everyday helpers Junk Yard Tuhi Free up space Smart Care Clear app caches What's Using Space Cloud accounts and other devices. Connect your own cloud accounts — the big consumer clouds, your own file servers and many more (the full list is on that page) — and they appear right in Finder. Copy, move or sync between any of them and your Mac with Data Transfers , once or on a schedule, and link your other devices with Bridge to share their folders and your clipboard. Delta X. Storage Studio's own storage — see Delta Trust, Delta Drive and My Drive . Delta Drive keeps your working files on every device and picks out duplicates and long-untouched files. Delta Trust keeps versioned backups that nothing on your Mac can delete or overwrite, which is what keeps them safe from ransomware. My Drive is the same drive on storage you own. Your Mac and its drives. Data Parking moves folders between your Mac and your external drive, leaving a shortcut behind so everything still opens from where it always did. The Apps window moves, offloads or uninstalls apps and tells you which ones are safe to move. Duplicates finds exact copies on your Mac and in your cloud accounts. Automatic Moves does the moving for you on a schedule. The original is only removed once the copy has been checked. Keep things safe. Data Backup keeps versioned backups of the folders you choose, on a drive or in a cloud, on a schedule. Files Storage Studio removes for you rest in the Recycle Vault , where they stay recoverable for about six months. How Storage Studio keeps every change reversible explains the safety net. Everyday helpers. The Junk Yard is a clipboard manager that keeps what you copy and shares it with your other devices, and Tuhi answers questions about your storage on your Mac. Free up space. When you need room, the big Run Tuhi button on the Home screen runs Smart Care , a safe routine that clears caches, reclaims space held by old local backups and keeps cloud files online-only. You can also look for yourself with What's Using Space and Where Did My Space Go . Freeing up space: the options compares them. How it behaves Storage Studio lives in the menu bar. It is built to work slowly and quietly in the background, so your own work always comes first — see why it works slowly on purpose . There are two ways to use it: the calm Intelligence window most people use, and the Advanced menu-bar popover with all the specialist windows. You can switch between them at any time in Interface settings . Where to go next New here? Start with Installing Storage Studio and your first launch . Not sure what you need? Pick your goal . See also: The Home screen , The menu bar icon and popover , Privacy: what stays on your Mac .", "markdown": "Storage Studio is one place to manage **all** your storage from your Mac. It brings together your Mac's [built-in disk](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-built-in-disk) and [external drives](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-external-drive), your other devices, your cloud accounts and Storage Studio's own Delta storage — and lets you copy, move, sync and back up between any of them. Freeing up space on your Mac is built in, but it is only one part of what it does.\n\n## The main things it does\n\n```mermaid\n%% caption: The main parts of Storage Studio\nmindmap\n root((Storage Studio))\n Cloud and devices\n Cloud accounts in Finder\n Data Transfers\n Bridge\n Delta X\n Delta Drive\n Delta Trust\n My Drive\n Your Mac and drives\n Data Parking\n Apps\n Duplicates\n Automatic Moves\n Keep things safe\n Data Backup\n Recycle Vault\n Restore Points\n Everyday helpers\n Junk Yard\n Tuhi\n Free up space\n Smart Care\n Clear app caches\n What's Using Space\n```\n\n*Mind map — The main parts of Storage Studio. Outline:*\n\n- Storage Studio\n - Cloud and devices\n - Cloud accounts in Finder\n - Data Transfers\n - Bridge\n - Delta X\n - Delta Drive\n - Delta Trust\n - My Drive\n - Your Mac and drives\n - Data Parking\n - Apps\n - Duplicates\n - Automatic Moves\n - Keep things safe\n - Data Backup\n - Recycle Vault\n - Restore Points\n - Everyday helpers\n - Junk Yard\n - Tuhi\n - Free up space\n - Smart Care\n - Clear app caches\n - What's Using Space\n\n**Cloud accounts and other devices.** Connect your own [cloud accounts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/cloud-accounts) — the big consumer clouds, your own file servers and many more (the full list is on that page) — and they appear right in Finder. Copy, move or sync between any of them and your Mac with [Data Transfers](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/data-transfers), once or on a schedule, and link your other devices with [Bridge](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/bridge-devices) to share their folders and your clipboard.\n\n**Delta X.** Storage Studio's own storage — see [Delta Trust, Delta Drive and My Drive](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/delta-trust-delta-drive-and-my-drive). **Delta Drive** keeps your working files on every device and picks out duplicates and long-untouched files. **Delta Trust** keeps versioned backups that nothing on your Mac can delete or overwrite, which is what keeps them safe from ransomware. **My Drive** is the same drive on storage you own.\n\n**Your Mac and its drives.** [Data Parking](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/moving-folders-safely) moves folders between your Mac and your external drive, leaving a [shortcut](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-shortcut) behind so everything still opens from where it always did. The [Apps window](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-apps-window) moves, offloads or uninstalls apps and tells you which ones are safe to move. [Duplicates](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/duplicates) finds exact copies on your Mac and in your cloud accounts. [Automatic Moves](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/rules-and-automatic-moves) does the moving for you on a schedule. The original is only removed once the copy has been checked.\n\n**Keep things safe.** [Data Backup](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/data-backup) keeps versioned backups of the folders you choose, on a drive or in a cloud, on a schedule. Files Storage Studio removes for you rest in the [Recycle Vault](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/recycle-vault), where they stay recoverable for about six months. [How Storage Studio keeps every change reversible](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/how-storage-studio-keeps-you-safe) explains the safety net.\n\n**Everyday helpers.** The [Junk Yard](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard) is a clipboard manager that keeps what you copy and shares it with your other devices, and [Tuhi](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/tuhi) answers questions about your storage on your Mac.\n\n**Free up space.** When you need room, the big **Run Tuhi** button on the Home screen runs [Smart Care](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/smart-care), a safe routine that clears caches, reclaims space held by old local backups and keeps cloud files online-only. You can also look for yourself with [What's Using Space](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/storage-inspector) and [Where Did My Space Go](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-did-my-space-go). [Freeing up space: the options](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/freeing-up-space-overview) compares them.\n\n## How it behaves\n\nStorage Studio lives in the menu bar. It is built to work slowly and quietly in the background, so your own work always comes first — see [why it works slowly on purpose](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/a-lazy-background-utility). There are two ways to use it: the calm **Intelligence** window most people use, and the **Advanced** menu-bar popover with all the specialist windows. You can switch between them at any time in [Interface settings](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/interface-settings).\n\n## Where to go next\n\n- New here? Start with [Installing Storage Studio](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/installing-storage-studio) and [your first launch](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/your-first-launch).\n- Not sure what you need? [Pick your goal](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/where-to-start).\n\nSee also: [The Home screen](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-home-screen), [The menu bar icon and popover](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-menu-bar-icon-and-popover), [Privacy: what stays on your Mac](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/privacy-overview).\n" }