{"id":"delta-drive.is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups","url":"/faq/delta-drive/is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"my-drive","title":"My Drive — storage you own"},"question":"Is My Drive as safe as Delta Trust for backups?","alt_questions":["Can I use My Drive instead of Delta Trust?","Is my own storage protected from ransomware?","Should I keep Delta Trust if I use My Drive?","My Drive backup safety"],"short_answer":"No. Anything holding your keys can delete what's in My Drive. Delta Trust holds a credential you don't have, so nothing on your Mac can erase it — keep it for backups that must survive a bad day.","answer_markdown":"No, and it isn't meant to be. My Drive is your storage, which is the point and also the trade-off: anything that can use your keys can delete it — including you, by mistake.\n\nDelta Trust is different because it holds a credential you don't have, which is exactly why nothing on your Mac can erase it. Keep using Delta Trust for the copy that has to survive a bad day; your backups stay in Delta Trust whichever working drive you use.\n\nSee [ransomware protection](/faq/delta-drive/does-delta-trust-protect-my-backups-from-ransomware).","answer_html":"

No, and it isn't meant to be. My Drive is your storage, which is the point and also the trade-off: anything that can use your keys can delete it — including you, by mistake.

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Delta Trust is different because it holds a credential you don't have, which is exactly why nothing on your Mac can erase it. Keep using Delta Trust for the copy that has to survive a bad day; your backups stay in Delta Trust whichever working drive you use.

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See ransomware protection.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · My Drive — storage you own

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Is My Drive as safe as Delta Trust for backups?

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Short answer: No. Anything holding your keys can delete what's in My Drive. Delta Trust holds a credential you don't have, so nothing on your Mac can erase it — keep it for backups that must survive a bad day.

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No, and it isn't meant to be. My Drive is your storage, which is the point and also the trade-off: anything that can use your keys can delete it — including you, by mistake.

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Delta Trust is different because it holds a credential you don't have, which is exactly why nothing on your Mac can erase it. Keep using Delta Trust for the copy that has to survive a bad day; your backups stay in Delta Trust whichever working drive you use.

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See ransomware protection.

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