---
id: delta-drive.is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/is-my-drive-as-safe-as-delta-trust-for-backups
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["my drive", "delta trust", "backups", "ransomware"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/does-delta-trust-protect-my-backups-from-ransomware", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/do-my-delta-trust-backups-move-if-i-switch-to-my-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/delta-drive-vs-my-drive"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Is My Drive as safe as Delta Trust for backups?

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.

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.

See [ransomware protection](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/does-delta-trust-protect-my-backups-from-ransomware).