---
id: delta-drive.what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["folders", "delta drive", "shared", "team"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-cant-i-delete-the-shared-or-team-folder", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-find-files-other-people-shared-with-me"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What are the Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Shared and Team folders in Delta Drive?

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.

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

See [why you can't delete them](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-cant-i-delete-the-shared-or-team-folder).