{"id":"delta-drive.what-if-a-delta-drive-file-changed-while-i-was-editing-it","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-if-a-delta-drive-file-changed-while-i-was-editing-it","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"using-delta-drive","title":"Using Delta Drive"},"question":"What happens if a Delta Drive file changed somewhere else while I was editing it?","alt_questions":["Delta Drive edit conflict","Two people edited the same file in Delta Drive","Why is there a second copy of my file with a different name?","Will my edit overwrite someone else's changes?"],"short_answer":"Nothing is overwritten. If the file changed elsewhere while you had it open, your version is saved beside it under a name saying where it came from, and the app tells you. Both copies stay in your drive.","answer_markdown":"Your edit is never allowed to overwrite a newer copy. If the file changed somewhere else while you had it open — on another Mac, in a browser, or by somebody you shared it with — your version is saved beside it under a name that says where it came from.\n\nThe window tells you this happened and waits for you to acknowledge it. Both copies are in your drive, so nothing is lost; compare them and keep what you need.\n\nSee [opening and editing files](/faq/delta-drive/can-i-open-and-edit-a-delta-drive-file-directly).","answer_html":"

Your edit is never allowed to overwrite a newer copy. If the file changed somewhere else while you had it open — on another Mac, in a browser, or by somebody you shared it with — your version is saved beside it under a name that says where it came from.

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The window tells you this happened and waits for you to acknowledge it. Both copies are in your drive, so nothing is lost; compare them and keep what you need.

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See opening and editing files.

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What happens if a Delta Drive file changed somewhere else while I was editing it?

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Short answer: Nothing is overwritten. If the file changed elsewhere while you had it open, your version is saved beside it under a name saying where it came from, and the app tells you. Both copies stay in your drive.

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Your edit is never allowed to overwrite a newer copy. If the file changed somewhere else while you had it open — on another Mac, in a browser, or by somebody you shared it with — your version is saved beside it under a name that says where it came from.

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The window tells you this happened and waits for you to acknowledge it. Both copies are in your drive, so nothing is lost; compare them and keep what you need.

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See opening and editing files.

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