---
id: delta-drive.what-happens-when-i-disconnect-my-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-disconnect-my-drive
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "My Drive — storage you own"
question: "What happens when I switch off Delta Drive or My Drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "How do I disconnect My Drive?"
  - "Does disconnecting Delta Drive delete my files?"
  - "Turn off Delta Drive without deleting"
  - "What does Disconnect do on the Storage screen?"
  - "How do I reconnect my drive?"
  - "Your drive is switched off"
  - "Undo switching off my drive"
short_answer: "Switch off asks first and deletes nothing — files, folders and settings stay as they are, and an Undo appears straight after. Nothing opens until you choose Reconnect, which needs nothing set up again."
tags: ["disconnect", "my drive", "delta drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-switch-between-delta-drive-and-my-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/will-my-drive-touch-other-files-in-my-bucket"]
applies_to: "all"
wiki: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/switching-and-viewing-drives
last_reviewed: 2026-10-29
---

# What happens when I switch off Delta Drive or My Drive?

Nothing is deleted. On the **Storage** screen, **Switch off** followed by the drive's name asks first: *"Files stay where they are, but nothing will open on this Mac, in Finder or on the web until you reconnect it."* Right after, a notice offers **Undo — reconnect** in case you didn't mean it.

While it's off, syncing pauses and no background work touches it. The window opens on **Your drive is switched off**, listing every drive that can come back, each with its own **Reconnect** button — the one you were using first. Reconnecting needs nothing set up again. Your Delta Trust backups are separate and unaffected.

See [switching drives](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-switch-between-delta-drive-and-my-drive).