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What happens when I delete something in Delta Drive?

Q: What happens when I delete something in Delta Drive?

It moves to Delta Drive's Trash — on your Mac and on the web alike — and Storage Studio tells you what will go before it does it. Two files with the same name binned on different days are kept as two different files: the second gets a numbered name rather than replacing the first. From the Trash you can Put back anything, or remove it for good. See does the trash empty itself? and putting things back.

Short answer: Deleting moves it to Delta Drive's Trash, on your Mac and the web, after showing what will go. Same-named items binned on different days are kept separately, and anything can be put back.

It moves to Delta Drive's Trash — on your Mac and on the web alike — and Storage Studio tells you what will go before it does it.

Two files with the same name binned on different days are kept as two different files: the second gets a numbered name rather than replacing the first. From the Trash you can Put back anything, or remove it for good.

See does the trash empty itself? and putting things back.

Last reviewed October 1, 2026

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What happens when I delete something in Delta Drive?

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