---
id: delta-drive.delta-trust-vs-delta-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/delta-trust-vs-delta-drive
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "What Delta X is"
question: "What's the difference between Delta Trust and Delta Drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "Delta Trust or Delta Drive for my files?"
  - "Is Delta Drive a backup?"
  - "Delta Trust vs Delta Drive"
  - "Why are there two Delta products?"
  - "Which one holds my backups, Delta Trust or Delta Drive?"
short_answer: "Delta Trust is for backups that nothing on your Mac can delete for a set number of days; Delta Drive is for everyday files you add, share and delete freely. They're kept apart on purpose."
tags: ["delta trust", "delta drive", "backups"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/should-i-back-up-to-delta-trust-or-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-is-delta-trust"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What's the difference between Delta Trust and Delta Drive?

Delta Trust holds your backups; Delta Drive holds your working files. In Delta Trust, nothing on your Mac can delete or overwrite what has already been backed up for a set number of days. In Delta Drive, you add, change, share and delete files freely, like any folder.

They're kept apart on purpose. As the app puts it: a backup you can delete is not a backup, and a drive you cannot delete from is not a drive. Your backups also don't move if you switch your working drive to storage you own.

Related: [why they're separate](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate) and [should I back up to Delta Trust or Delta Drive?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/should-i-back-up-to-delta-trust-or-delta-drive)