{"id":"delta-drive.do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive","url":"/faq/delta-drive/do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"my-drive","title":"My Drive — storage you own"},"question":"Do my Delta Trust backups move if I switch to My Drive?","alt_questions":["Does My Drive replace Delta Trust?","Backups after changing working drive","Will switching drives affect my vault?","Where do my backups go with My Drive?"],"short_answer":"No. Delta Trust stays where it is whichever working drive you use — switching between Delta Drive and My Drive never moves or replaces your backups.","answer_markdown":"No. Delta Trust is separate from both working drives on purpose. Your backups don't move when you change working drives, and a working drive is never treated as a substitute for them.\n\nSo you can keep your everyday files on your own storage with My Drive and still have Delta Trust protecting your backups.\n\nSee [why they're kept separate](/faq/delta-drive/why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate).","answer_html":"<p>No. Delta Trust is separate from both working drives on purpose. Your backups don&#39;t move when you change working drives, and a working drive is never treated as a substitute for them.</p>\n<p>So you can keep your everyday files on your own storage with My Drive and still have Delta Trust protecting your backups.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate\">why they&#39;re kept separate</a>.</p>","answer_text":"No. Delta Trust is separate from both working drives on purpose. Your backups don't move when you change working drives, and a working drive is never treated as a substitute for them.\n\nSo you can keep your everyday files on your own storage with My Drive and still have Delta Trust protecting your backups.\n\nSee why they're kept separate.","tags":["delta trust","my drive","backups"],"related":[{"id":"delta-drive.why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate","question":"Why are Delta Trust and Delta Drive kept separate?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate"},{"id":"delta-drive.is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups","question":"Is My Drive as safe as Delta Trust for backups?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups"},{"id":"delta-drive.can-i-switch-between-delta-drive-and-my-drive","question":"Can I switch between Delta Drive and My Drive?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/can-i-switch-between-delta-drive-and-my-drive"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Do my Delta Trust backups move if I switch to My Drive? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"No. Delta Trust stays where it is whichever working drive you use — switching between Delta Drive and My Drive never moves or replaces your backups.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive","path":"/faq/delta-drive/"},{"name":"Do my Delta Trust backups move if I switch to My Drive?","path":"/faq/delta-drive/do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do my Delta Trust backups move if I switch to My Drive?","alternateName":["Does My Drive replace Delta Trust?","Backups after changing working drive","Will switching drives affect my vault?","Where do my backups go with My Drive?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. Delta Trust is separate from both working drives on purpose. Your backups don't move when you change working drives, and a working drive is never treated as a substitute for them.\n\nSo you can keep your everyday files on your own storage with My Drive and still have Delta Trust protecting your backups.\n\nSee why they're kept separate.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\" aria-current=\"true\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#overview\">What Delta X is</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#delta-trust\">Delta Trust backups</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#security-privacy\">Security, sign-in and privacy</a> <span>18</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#using-delta-drive\">Using Delta Drive</a> <span>20</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#on-your-mac\">Delta Drive on your Mac</a> <span>6</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#my-drive\">My Drive — storage you own</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#linked-folders\">Linked folders and copies</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#organising\">Search, notes and versions</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#sharing\">Sharing and comments</a> <span>18</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#plans-usage\">Plans and usage</a> <span>9</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">Do my Delta Trust backups move if I switch to My Drive?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> · <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#my-drive\">My Drive — storage you own</a></p>\n<h1>Do my Delta Trust backups move if I switch to My Drive?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> No. Delta Trust stays where it is whichever working drive you use — switching between Delta Drive and My Drive never moves or replaces your backups.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>No. Delta Trust is separate from both working drives on purpose. Your backups don&#39;t move when you change working drives, and a working drive is never treated as a substitute for them.</p>\n<p>So you can keep your everyday files on your own storage with My Drive and still have Delta Trust protecting your backups.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate\">why they&#39;re kept separate</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/why-are-delta-trust-and-delta-drive-kept-separate\">Why are Delta Trust and Delta Drive kept separate?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups\">Is My Drive as safe as Delta Trust for backups?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/can-i-switch-between-delta-drive-and-my-drive\">Can I switch between Delta Drive and My Drive?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}