{"id":"delta-drive.does-available-offline-only-upload-my-files","url":"/faq/delta-drive/does-available-offline-only-upload-my-files","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"linked-folders","title":"Linked folders and copies"},"question":"Does 'Available offline only' upload my files to Delta Drive?","alt_questions":["Offline only linked folder privacy","Keep files off the cloud but see them in Delta Drive","What does Delta Drive know about offline only folders?","Can I open offline only files from the web?"],"short_answer":"No. Offline-only folders are never uploaded — Delta Drive learns only names, sizes and dates so you can see what's there. The contents stay on your Mac and are reachable only while it's on.","answer_markdown":"No. With **Available offline only**, the files stay on your Mac and are never uploaded. Delta Drive learns only their names, sizes and dates, so you can see what's there from anywhere.\n\nThe contents are reachable only while that Mac is on. That's the point: it's the honest option for material you'd rather not store with us at all. On the web these items carry a differently coloured **Linked** mark, and may show **Last heard** if the Mac hasn't checked in for a couple of days.\n\nSee [the three modes](/faq/delta-drive/what-is-the-difference-between-linked-folder-modes).","answer_html":"

No. With Available offline only, the files stay on your Mac and are never uploaded. Delta Drive learns only their names, sizes and dates, so you can see what's there from anywhere.

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The contents are reachable only while that Mac is on. That's the point: it's the honest option for material you'd rather not store with us at all. On the web these items carry a differently coloured Linked mark, and may show Last heard if the Mac hasn't checked in for a couple of days.

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See the three modes.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Linked folders and copies

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Does 'Available offline only' upload my files to Delta Drive?

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Short answer: No. Offline-only folders are never uploaded — Delta Drive learns only names, sizes and dates so you can see what's there. The contents stay on your Mac and are reachable only while it's on.

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No. With Available offline only, the files stay on your Mac and are never uploaded. Delta Drive learns only their names, sizes and dates, so you can see what's there from anywhere.

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The contents are reachable only while that Mac is on. That's the point: it's the honest option for material you'd rather not store with us at all. On the web these items carry a differently coloured Linked mark, and may show Last heard if the Mac hasn't checked in for a couple of days.

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See the three modes.

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