{"id":"delta-drive.how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"linked-folders","title":"Linked folders and copies"},"question":"How do I keep a copy of my Mac's Documents folder in Delta Drive?","alt_questions":["Sync my Documents to Delta Drive","Copy Desktop to Delta Drive","Keep a copy of my Documents here","Upload Pictures folder to Delta Drive automatically"],"short_answer":"Open Documents, Desktop or Pictures in Delta Drive and press Keep a copy of my Documents here (also on the right-click menu and Copies screen). It's then kept up to date; turning it off leaves the copy in place.","answer_markdown":"Open **Documents** (or **Desktop** or **Pictures**) in Delta Drive and, while it's still empty, press **Keep a copy of my Documents here**. The same switch is on the folder's right-click menu and on the **Copies** screen.\n\nNothing is copied until you press it. After that the copy is kept up to date as the folder changes, and **Copy … now** does it on the spot. Turning it off leaves what's already in your drive alone — it just stops being kept current.\n\nThis is different from backing the same folder up to Delta Trust. See [the two sets of switches](/faq/delta-drive/why-are-there-two-sets-of-documents-desktop-and-pictures-switches).","answer_html":"

Open Documents (or Desktop or Pictures) in Delta Drive and, while it's still empty, press Keep a copy of my Documents here. The same switch is on the folder's right-click menu and on the Copies screen.

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Nothing is copied until you press it. After that the copy is kept up to date as the folder changes, and Copy … now does it on the spot. Turning it off leaves what's already in your drive alone — it just stops being kept current.

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This is different from backing the same folder up to Delta Trust. See the two sets of switches.

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How do I keep a copy of my Mac's Documents folder in Delta Drive?

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Short answer: Open Documents, Desktop or Pictures in Delta Drive and press Keep a copy of my Documents here (also on the right-click menu and Copies screen). It's then kept up to date; turning it off leaves the copy in place.

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Open Documents (or Desktop or Pictures) in Delta Drive and, while it's still empty, press Keep a copy of my Documents here. The same switch is on the folder's right-click menu and on the Copies screen.

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Nothing is copied until you press it. After that the copy is kept up to date as the folder changes, and Copy … now does it on the spot. Turning it off leaves what's already in your drive alone — it just stops being kept current.

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This is different from backing the same folder up to Delta Trust. See the two sets of switches.

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