{"id":"delta-drive.how-do-i-clear-delta-drive-copies-from-my-mac","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-clear-delta-drive-copies-from-my-mac","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"on-your-mac","title":"Delta Drive on your Mac"},"question":"How do I clear Delta Drive's copies from my Mac?","alt_questions":["Free up space now Delta Drive","Delete Delta Drive cache","Remove the copies kept on this Mac","Delta Drive cache too big","Delete downloaded copies from this Mac"],"short_answer":"Use the gear menu's Delete downloaded copies from this Mac in Delta Drive. It removes the copies kept on your Mac without deleting anything from the drive; files come back when you open them.","answer_markdown":"Open the gear menu in the Delta Drive window and choose **Delete downloaded copies from this Mac**. It clears the copies kept on your Mac immediately without touching anything in the drive itself — everything is still there and comes back when you open it. A file that's open in its app is left alone.\n\nTo stop copies building up again, switch the drive to **Online only**, or shorten how long **Keep a copy while I'm using it** keeps files.\n\nSee [local storage options](/faq/delta-drive/how-much-of-delta-drive-is-stored-on-my-mac).","answer_html":"

Open the gear menu in the Delta Drive window and choose Delete downloaded copies from this Mac. It clears the copies kept on your Mac immediately without touching anything in the drive itself — everything is still there and comes back when you open it. A file that's open in its app is left alone.

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To stop copies building up again, switch the drive to Online only, or shorten how long Keep a copy while I'm using it keeps files.

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See local storage options.

","answer_text":"Open the gear menu in the Delta Drive window and choose Delete downloaded copies from this Mac. It clears the copies kept on your Mac immediately without touching anything in the drive itself — everything is still there and comes back when you open it. A file that's open in its app is left alone.\n\nTo stop copies building up again, switch the drive to Online only, or shorten how long Keep a copy while I'm using it keeps files.\n\nSee local storage options.","tags":["cache","disk space","delta drive"],"related":[{"id":"delta-drive.how-much-of-delta-drive-is-stored-on-my-mac","question":"How much of Delta Drive is stored on my Mac?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-much-of-delta-drive-is-stored-on-my-mac"},{"id":"delta-drive.delta-drive-looks-out-of-date-or-missing-a-folder","question":"Delta Drive looks out of date or a folder is missing — what can I do?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/delta-drive-looks-out-of-date-or-missing-a-folder"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-27","title":"How do I clear Delta Drive's copies from my Mac? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Use the gear menu's Delete downloaded copies from this Mac in Delta Drive. It removes the copies kept on your Mac without deleting anything from the drive; files come back when you open them.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive","path":"/faq/delta-drive/"},{"name":"How do I clear Delta Drive's copies from my Mac?","path":"/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-clear-delta-drive-copies-from-my-mac"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-clear-delta-drive-copies-from-my-mac","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-27","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I clear Delta Drive's copies from my Mac?","alternateName":["Free up space now Delta Drive","Delete Delta Drive cache","Remove the copies kept on this Mac","Delta Drive cache too big","Delete downloaded copies from this Mac"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Open the gear menu in the Delta Drive window and choose Delete downloaded copies from this Mac. It clears the copies kept on your Mac immediately without touching anything in the drive itself — everything is still there and comes back when you open it. A file that's open in its app is left alone.\n\nTo stop copies building up again, switch the drive to Online only, or shorten how long Keep a copy while I'm using it keeps files.\n\nSee local storage options.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-clear-delta-drive-copies-from-my-mac"}}]},"fragment":"
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How do I clear Delta Drive's copies from my Mac?

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Short answer: Use the gear menu's Delete downloaded copies from this Mac in Delta Drive. It removes the copies kept on your Mac without deleting anything from the drive; files come back when you open them.

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Open the gear menu in the Delta Drive window and choose Delete downloaded copies from this Mac. It clears the copies kept on your Mac immediately without touching anything in the drive itself — everything is still there and comes back when you open it. A file that's open in its app is left alone.

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To stop copies building up again, switch the drive to Online only, or shorten how long Keep a copy while I'm using it keeps files.

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See local storage options.

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