{"id":"delta-drive.what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-delta-drive","title":"Using Delta Drive"},"question":"What are the Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Shared and Team folders in Delta Drive?","alt_questions":["Default folders in Delta Drive","What is the Team folder?","What goes in the Shared folder?","Why does my new Delta Drive already have folders?"],"short_answer":"Every Delta Drive starts with Documents, Desktop and Pictures (matching your Mac's folders), Shared (things sent to you) and Team (for your organisation). These five can't be removed.","answer_markdown":"Every Delta Drive starts with five folders. **Documents**, **Desktop** and **Pictures** match folders your Mac already has, which makes keeping a copy of them one click. **Shared** is where things other people have sent you appear, and **Team** is for your organisation — neither has a folder on your Mac, so neither offers a copy button.\n\nThese five can't be removed, because your backups and shares point at them. Everything inside them is yours to manage.\n\nSee [why you can't delete them](/faq/delta-drive/why-cant-i-delete-the-shared-or-team-folder).","answer_html":"

Every Delta Drive starts with five folders. Documents, Desktop and Pictures match folders your Mac already has, which makes keeping a copy of them one click. Shared is where things other people have sent you appear, and Team is for your organisation — neither has a folder on your Mac, so neither offers a copy button.

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These five can't be removed, because your backups and shares point at them. Everything inside them is yours to manage.

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See why you can't delete them.

","answer_text":"Every Delta Drive starts with five folders. Documents, Desktop and Pictures match folders your Mac already has, which makes keeping a copy of them one click. Shared is where things other people have sent you appear, and Team is for your organisation — neither has a folder on your Mac, so neither offers a copy button.\n\nThese five can't be removed, because your backups and shares point at them. Everything inside them is yours to manage.\n\nSee why you can't delete them.","tags":["folders","delta drive","shared","team"],"related":[{"id":"delta-drive.why-cant-i-delete-the-shared-or-team-folder","question":"Why can't I delete the Shared, Team or Documents folder in Delta Drive?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/why-cant-i-delete-the-shared-or-team-folder"},{"id":"delta-drive.how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive","question":"How do I keep a copy of my Mac's Documents folder in Delta Drive?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive"},{"id":"delta-drive.where-do-i-find-files-other-people-shared-with-me","question":"Where do I find files other people shared with me in Delta Drive?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-find-files-other-people-shared-with-me"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What are the Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Shared and Team folders in Delta Drive? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Every Delta Drive starts with Documents, Desktop and Pictures (matching your Mac's folders), Shared (things sent to you) and Team (for your organisation). These five can't be removed.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive","path":"/faq/delta-drive/"},{"name":"What are the Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Shared and Team folders in Delta Drive?","path":"/faq/delta-drive/what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Shared and Team folders in Delta Drive?","alternateName":["Default folders in Delta Drive","What is the Team folder?","What goes in the Shared folder?","Why does my new Delta Drive already have folders?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Every Delta Drive starts with five folders. Documents, Desktop and Pictures match folders your Mac already has, which makes keeping a copy of them one click. Shared is where things other people have sent you appear, and Team is for your organisation — neither has a folder on your Mac, so neither offers a copy button.\n\nThese five can't be removed, because your backups and shares point at them. Everything inside them is yours to manage.\n\nSee why you can't delete them.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive"}}]},"fragment":"
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What are the Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Shared and Team folders in Delta Drive?

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Short answer: Every Delta Drive starts with Documents, Desktop and Pictures (matching your Mac's folders), Shared (things sent to you) and Team (for your organisation). These five can't be removed.

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Every Delta Drive starts with five folders. Documents, Desktop and Pictures match folders your Mac already has, which makes keeping a copy of them one click. Shared is where things other people have sent you appear, and Team is for your organisation — neither has a folder on your Mac, so neither offers a copy button.

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These five can't be removed, because your backups and shares point at them. Everything inside them is yours to manage.

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See why you can't delete them.

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