---
id: delta-drive.can-i-open-and-edit-a-delta-drive-file-directly
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-open-and-edit-a-delta-drive-file-directly
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["edit", "open", "delta drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-if-a-delta-drive-file-changed-while-i-was-editing-it", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-delta-drive-appear-in-finder"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I open and edit a Delta Drive file directly?

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.

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

See [what happens if the file changed elsewhere](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-if-a-delta-drive-file-changed-while-i-was-editing-it).