{"id":"delta-drive.what-is-delta-trust","url":"/faq/delta-drive/what-is-delta-trust","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"overview","title":"What Delta X is"},"question":"What is Delta Trust?","alt_questions":["What is the Delta Trust vault?","Delta Trust backup explained","What does Delta Trust do?","Storage Studio backup vault","Is Delta Trust a backup service?","Delta Trust meaning"],"short_answer":"Delta Trust is Storage Studio's backup vault on storage we run. Once something is backed up, nothing on your Mac — no program, no intruder, not even us — can delete or overwrite it for a set number of days.","answer_markdown":"Delta Trust is your backup vault, on storage Storage Studio runs for you. Its defining promise: nothing on your Mac can delete or overwrite what has already been backed up, for a set number of days — not a program, not someone who takes over your Mac, and not us.\n\nYou set it up and use it from the **Data Backup** screen, on the Delta Trust card. Backups are versioned, so you can go back to earlier copies with **Storage & restore**, and setting up gives you a **recovery kit** that only you hold.\n\nRead more: [ransomware protection](/faq/delta-drive/does-delta-trust-protect-my-backups-from-ransomware), [setting it up](/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-set-up-delta-trust), and [backups in general](/faq/backups/).","answer_html":"

Delta Trust is your backup vault, on storage Storage Studio runs for you. Its defining promise: nothing on your Mac can delete or overwrite what has already been backed up, for a set number of days — not a program, not someone who takes over your Mac, and not us.

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You set it up and use it from the Data Backup screen, on the Delta Trust card. Backups are versioned, so you can go back to earlier copies with Storage & restore, and setting up gives you a recovery kit that only you hold.

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Read more: ransomware protection, setting it up, and backups in general.

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Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive · What Delta X is

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What is Delta Trust?

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Short answer: Delta Trust is Storage Studio's backup vault on storage we run. Once something is backed up, nothing on your Mac — no program, no intruder, not even us — can delete or overwrite it for a set number of days.

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Delta Trust is your backup vault, on storage Storage Studio runs for you. Its defining promise: nothing on your Mac can delete or overwrite what has already been backed up, for a set number of days — not a program, not someone who takes over your Mac, and not us.

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You set it up and use it from the Data Backup screen, on the Delta Trust card. Backups are versioned, so you can go back to earlier copies with Storage & restore, and setting up gives you a recovery kit that only you hold.

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Read more: ransomware protection, setting it up, and backups in general.

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