{"id":"delta-drive.can-i-open-and-edit-a-delta-drive-file-directly","url":"/faq/delta-drive/can-i-open-and-edit-a-delta-drive-file-directly","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-delta-drive","title":"Using Delta Drive"},"question":"Can I open and edit a Delta Drive file directly?","alt_questions":["Edit files in Delta Drive","Do changes save back to Delta Drive?","Open a Delta Drive document in Pages or Word","Save a copy from Delta Drive to my Mac"],"short_answer":"Yes. Double-click a Delta Drive file to open it in its usual app, and your changes save back to the drive automatically. Use Save a copy… when you want a detached copy on your Mac.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Double-click a file (or press Return) and it opens in whatever app owns it; your changes save straight back to the drive — through the Finder drive when it's switched on, and through a working copy Storage Studio watches when it isn't.\n\nIf you'd rather have a separate copy on your Mac that isn't linked to the drive, use **Save a copy…** (⌘D).\n\nSee [what happens if the file changed elsewhere](/faq/delta-drive/what-if-a-delta-drive-file-changed-while-i-was-editing-it).","answer_html":"

Yes. Double-click a file (or press Return) and it opens in whatever app owns it; your changes save straight back to the drive — through the Finder drive when it's switched on, and through a working copy Storage Studio watches when it isn't.

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If you'd rather have a separate copy on your Mac that isn't linked to the drive, use Save a copy… (⌘D).

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See what happens if the file changed elsewhere.

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Can I open and edit a Delta Drive file directly?

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Short answer: Yes. Double-click a Delta Drive file to open it in its usual app, and your changes save back to the drive automatically. Use Save a copy… when you want a detached copy on your Mac.

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Yes. Double-click a file (or press Return) and it opens in whatever app owns it; your changes save straight back to the drive — through the Finder drive when it's switched on, and through a working copy Storage Studio watches when it isn't.

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If you'd rather have a separate copy on your Mac that isn't linked to the drive, use Save a copy… (⌘D).

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See what happens if the file changed elsewhere.

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