{"id":"delta-drive.can-delta-drive-appear-in-finder","url":"/faq/delta-drive/can-delta-drive-appear-in-finder","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-delta-drive","title":"Using Delta Drive"},"question":"Can Delta Drive appear in Finder like a disk?","alt_questions":["Delta Drive in Finder sidebar","Mount Delta Drive as a drive","Open Delta Drive in Finder","Why does the Finder button open a Storage Studio window instead?"],"short_answer":"Yes — when your Mac has the software for it, Delta Drive shows in Finder like a disk. If not, Storage Studio opens its own Delta Drive window instead and says so; the files are the same.","answer_markdown":"Yes, when your Mac has the software for that. The folder icon next to the **Delta Drive** button opens the drive in Finder, where it appears like a disk, and changes you save there go straight back to the drive.\n\nIf your Mac doesn't have what's needed, Storage Studio opens its own Delta Drive window instead and tells you so — your files are the same either way.\n\nSee [opening and editing files](/faq/delta-drive/can-i-open-and-edit-a-delta-drive-file-directly).","answer_html":"

Yes, when your Mac has the software for that. The folder icon next to the Delta Drive button opens the drive in Finder, where it appears like a disk, and changes you save there go straight back to the drive.

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If your Mac doesn't have what's needed, Storage Studio opens its own Delta Drive window instead and tells you so — your files are the same either way.

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See opening and editing files.

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Can Delta Drive appear in Finder like a disk?

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Short answer: Yes — when your Mac has the software for it, Delta Drive shows in Finder like a disk. If not, Storage Studio opens its own Delta Drive window instead and says so; the files are the same.

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Yes, when your Mac has the software for that. The folder icon next to the Delta Drive button opens the drive in Finder, where it appears like a disk, and changes you save there go straight back to the drive.

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If your Mac doesn't have what's needed, Storage Studio opens its own Delta Drive window instead and tells you so — your files are the same either way.

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See opening and editing files.

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