---
id: delta-drive.if-i-delete-a-file-on-my-mac-is-it-deleted-from-delta-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/if-i-delete-a-file-on-my-mac-is-it-deleted-from-delta-drive
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "Linked folders and copies"
question: "If I delete a file on my Mac, is it deleted from Delta Drive too?"
alt_questions:
  - "Does a linked folder sync deletions?"
  - "Is Delta Drive two-way sync?"
  - "Will Delta Drive change my Mac folder?"
  - "Linked folder only syncs one direction"
short_answer: "No. Linked folders go one way, Mac to drive: deleting on your Mac doesn't delete from Delta Drive, and Delta Drive never changes your Mac's folder. Delete it in Delta Drive if you want it gone there too."
tags: ["link folder", "delete", "sync"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-unlink-a-folder", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-link-a-folder-on-my-mac-to-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-delete-something-in-delta-drive"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# If I delete a file on my Mac, is it deleted from Delta Drive too?

No. A linked folder only ever goes one way, **Mac to drive**: deleting something on your Mac does not delete it from the drive, and nothing Delta Drive does changes your Mac's folder.

If you want something gone from the drive too, delete it in Delta Drive — it goes to the drive's Trash, where you can still put it back.

Also worth knowing: a link belongs to *this* Mac. The drive folder is an ordinary folder you can open from anywhere, and another Mac can feed the same folder from a different place. See [unlinking](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-unlink-a-folder).