{"id":"delta-drive.what-happens-when-i-unlink-a-folder","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-unlink-a-folder","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"linked-folders","title":"Linked folders and copies"},"question":"What happens when I unlink a folder from Delta Drive?","alt_questions":["Unlink from this Mac","Stop keeping this folder","Linked folder missing on my Mac","My linked folder's disk is unplugged"],"short_answer":"Unlinking forgets the connection and deletes nothing on either side. If the Mac folder disappears (say, an unplugged disk), the link stays and says so, and the drive copy is untouched.","answer_markdown":"**Unlink from this Mac** forgets the connection; nothing is deleted on either side. **Stop keeping this folder…** on the Copies screen likewise deletes nothing.\n\nIf the folder on your Mac goes away — an unplugged disk, a folder you moved — the link is kept and says so (the Copies screen shows *the folder on this Mac isn't there any more*), rather than quietly disappearing. What's already in your drive is untouched.\n\nSee [the Copies screen](/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-see-how-many-copies-of-my-data-exist).","answer_html":"

Unlink from this Mac forgets the connection; nothing is deleted on either side. Stop keeping this folder… on the Copies screen likewise deletes nothing.

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If the folder on your Mac goes away — an unplugged disk, a folder you moved — the link is kept and says so (the Copies screen shows the folder on this Mac isn't there any more), rather than quietly disappearing. What's already in your drive is untouched.

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See the Copies screen.

","answer_text":"Unlink from this Mac forgets the connection; nothing is deleted on either side. Stop keeping this folder… on the Copies screen likewise deletes nothing.\n\nIf the folder on your Mac goes away — an unplugged disk, a folder you moved — the link is kept and says so (the Copies screen shows the folder on this Mac isn't there any more), rather than quietly disappearing. What's already in your drive is untouched.\n\nSee the Copies screen.","tags":["unlink","link folder","delta drive"],"related":[{"id":"delta-drive.if-i-delete-a-file-on-my-mac-is-it-deleted-from-delta-drive","question":"If I delete a file on my Mac, is it deleted from Delta Drive too?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/if-i-delete-a-file-on-my-mac-is-it-deleted-from-delta-drive"},{"id":"delta-drive.how-do-i-see-how-many-copies-of-my-data-exist","question":"How do I see how many copies of my data exist and where?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-see-how-many-copies-of-my-data-exist"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"What happens when I unlink a folder from Delta Drive? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Unlinking forgets the connection and deletes nothing on either side. If the Mac folder disappears (say, an unplugged disk), the link stays and says so, and the drive copy is untouched.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive","path":"/faq/delta-drive/"},{"name":"What happens when I unlink a folder from Delta Drive?","path":"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-unlink-a-folder"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-unlink-a-folder","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What happens when I unlink a folder from Delta Drive?","alternateName":["Unlink from this Mac","Stop keeping this folder","Linked folder missing on my Mac","My linked folder's disk is unplugged"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Unlink from this Mac forgets the connection; nothing is deleted on either side. Stop keeping this folder… on the Copies screen likewise deletes nothing.\n\nIf the folder on your Mac goes away — an unplugged disk, a folder you moved — the link is kept and says so (the Copies screen shows the folder on this Mac isn't there any more), rather than quietly disappearing. What's already in your drive is untouched.\n\nSee the Copies screen.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-unlink-a-folder"}}]},"fragment":"
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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · Linked folders and copies

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What happens when I unlink a folder from Delta Drive?

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Short answer: Unlinking forgets the connection and deletes nothing on either side. If the Mac folder disappears (say, an unplugged disk), the link stays and says so, and the drive copy is untouched.

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Unlink from this Mac forgets the connection; nothing is deleted on either side. Stop keeping this folder… on the Copies screen likewise deletes nothing.

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If the folder on your Mac goes away — an unplugged disk, a folder you moved — the link is kept and says so (the Copies screen shows the folder on this Mac isn't there any more), rather than quietly disappearing. What's already in your drive is untouched.

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See the Copies screen.

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