{"id":"delta-drive.what-happens-when-my-delta-plan-ends","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-my-delta-plan-ends","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"plans-usage","title":"Plans and usage"},"question":"What happens to my Delta Drive and Delta Trust files if I cancel my Delta plan?","alt_questions":["How long until my data is deleted after my Delta plan ends?","Is my Delta data deleted when I cancel?","Delta plan ended read-only","Cancel Delta Drive what happens to my files","Can I get my Delta files back after cancelling?"],"short_answer":"It keeps working until the period you paid for ends, then becomes read-only — open and download, but no adding. The data is deleted 30 days after the plan ends; we email you 7 days and 1 day before. Buy again before then and it's all restored.","answer_markdown":"Everything keeps working until the end of the period you've paid for. Then your Delta storage becomes **read-only**: you can still open and download everything, but you can't add to it.\n\nYour stored data is deleted **30 days after the plan ends**, as our [Privacy Policy](/legal/privacy) says. We email you 7 days and 1 day before, and once more when it's done. Buy a plan again before then and everything is restored as it was.\n\nSo if you're leaving, download what you want to keep during those 30 days.\n\nSee [your plan and invoices](/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-see-my-delta-plan-usage-and-invoices).","answer_html":"<p>Everything keeps working until the end of the period you&#39;ve paid for. Then your Delta storage becomes <strong>read-only</strong>: you can still open and download everything, but you can&#39;t add to it.</p>\n<p>Your stored data is deleted <strong>30 days after the plan ends</strong>, as our <a href=\"/legal/privacy\">Privacy Policy</a> says. We email you 7 days and 1 day before, and once more when it&#39;s done. Buy a plan again before then and everything is restored as it was.</p>\n<p>So if you&#39;re leaving, download what you want to keep during those 30 days.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-see-my-delta-plan-usage-and-invoices\">your plan and invoices</a>.</p>","answer_text":"Everything keeps working until the end of the period you've paid for. Then your Delta storage becomes read-only: you can still open and download everything, but you can't add to it.\n\nYour stored data is deleted 30 days after the plan ends, as our Privacy Policy says. We email you 7 days and 1 day before, and once more when it's done. Buy a plan again before then and everything is restored as it was.\n\nSo if you're leaving, download what you want to keep during those 30 days.\n\nSee your plan and invoices.","tags":["delta drive","delta trust","cancel","plans"],"related":[{"id":"delta-drive.where-do-i-see-my-delta-plan-usage-and-invoices","question":"Where do I see my Delta plan, usage and invoices?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-see-my-delta-plan-usage-and-invoices"},{"id":"delta-drive.what-happens-when-i-go-over-my-delta-plan","question":"What happens when I go over my Delta storage plan?","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-go-over-my-delta-plan"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-29","title":"What happens to my Delta Drive and Delta Trust files if I cancel my Delta plan? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"It keeps working until the period you paid for ends, then becomes read-only — open and download, but no adding. The data is deleted 30 days after the plan ends; we email you 7 days and 1 day before. Buy again before then and it's all restored.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive","path":"/faq/delta-drive/"},{"name":"What happens to my Delta Drive and Delta Trust files if I cancel my Delta plan?","path":"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-my-delta-plan-ends"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-my-delta-plan-ends","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-29","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What happens to my Delta Drive and Delta Trust files if I cancel my Delta plan?","alternateName":["How long until my data is deleted after my Delta plan ends?","Is my Delta data deleted when I cancel?","Delta plan ended read-only","Cancel Delta Drive what happens to my files","Can I get my Delta files back after cancelling?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Everything keeps working until the end of the period you've paid for. Then your Delta storage becomes read-only: you can still open and download everything, but you can't add to it.\n\nYour stored data is deleted 30 days after the plan ends, as our Privacy Policy says. We email you 7 days and 1 day before, and once more when it's done. Buy a plan again before then and everything is restored as it was.\n\nSo if you're leaving, download what you want to keep during those 30 days.\n\nSee your plan and invoices.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-my-delta-plan-ends"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\" aria-current=\"true\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#overview\">What Delta X is</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#delta-trust\">Delta Trust backups</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#security-privacy\">Security, sign-in and privacy</a> <span>18</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#using-delta-drive\">Using Delta Drive</a> <span>20</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#on-your-mac\">Delta Drive on your Mac</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#my-drive\">My Drive — storage you own</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#linked-folders\">Linked folders and copies</a> <span>10</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#organising\">Search, notes and versions</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#sharing\">Sharing and comments</a> <span>18</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#plans-usage\">Plans and usage</a> <span>9</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">What happens to my Delta Drive and Delta Trust files if I cancel my Delta plan?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> · <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/#plans-usage\">Plans and usage</a></p>\n<h1>What happens to my Delta Drive and Delta Trust files if I cancel my Delta plan?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> It keeps working until the period you paid for ends, then becomes read-only — open and download, but no adding. The data is deleted 30 days after the plan ends; we email you 7 days and 1 day before. Buy again before then and it&#39;s all restored.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Everything keeps working until the end of the period you&#39;ve paid for. Then your Delta storage becomes <strong>read-only</strong>: you can still open and download everything, but you can&#39;t add to it.</p>\n<p>Your stored data is deleted <strong>30 days after the plan ends</strong>, as our <a href=\"/legal/privacy\">Privacy Policy</a> says. We email you 7 days and 1 day before, and once more when it&#39;s done. Buy a plan again before then and everything is restored as it was.</p>\n<p>So if you&#39;re leaving, download what you want to keep during those 30 days.</p>\n<p>See <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-see-my-delta-plan-usage-and-invoices\">your plan and invoices</a>.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-29\">October 29, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/where-do-i-see-my-delta-plan-usage-and-invoices\">Where do I see my Delta plan, usage and invoices?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-go-over-my-delta-plan\">What happens when I go over my Delta storage plan?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-my-delta-plan-ends.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-my-delta-plan-ends.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}