---
id: delta-drive.how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["documents", "sync", "delta drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-are-there-two-sets-of-documents-desktop-and-pictures-switches", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-link-a-folder-on-my-mac-to-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-see-how-many-copies-of-my-data-exist"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.

This is different from backing the same folder up to Delta Trust. See [the two sets of switches](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-are-there-two-sets-of-documents-desktop-and-pictures-switches).