---
id: delta-drive.can-i-or-storage-studio-delete-delta-trust-backups
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-or-storage-studio-delete-delta-trust-backups
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "Delta Trust backups"
question: "Can I or Storage Studio delete backups in Delta Trust?"
alt_questions:
  - "Can I delete a backup from the Delta Trust vault?"
  - "Can Storage Studio staff delete my backups?"
  - "How do I remove old Delta Trust backups?"
  - "Why can't I delete something in Delta Trust?"
short_answer: "No — not during the protected period. Nobody, including you and us, can delete or overwrite what's already backed up in Delta Trust for a set number of days. That's the point of the lock."
tags: ["delta trust", "delete", "retention"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/does-delta-trust-protect-my-backups-from-ransomware", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-long-are-delta-trust-backups-locked", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-back-up-into-delta-drive-instead-of-delta-trust"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Can I or Storage Studio delete backups in Delta Trust?

Not during the protected period. What has already been backed up to Delta Trust can't be deleted or overwritten by anything on your Mac — including you — or by us, for a set number of days. That's deliberate: a lock you could switch off would also be a lock ransomware or an intruder could switch off.

Older versions are thinned out over time so the backup doesn't grow forever, and if you need a place you can tidy freely, that's Delta Drive. Backups you send into Delta Drive's *_Backup* folder can be deleted like any other file — which is also why they aren't as safe.

See [backing up into Delta Drive](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-back-up-into-delta-drive-instead-of-delta-trust).