---
id: delta-drive.what-is-index-and-notes-in-delta-drive
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-is-index-and-notes-in-delta-drive
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "Search, notes and versions"
question: "What is Index & notes in Delta Drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "Index and notes screen"
  - "Delta Drive lenses"
  - "Largest files in Delta Drive"
  - "Siblings scope Delta Drive"
  - "Delta Drive index needs rebuilding"
short_answer: "Index & notes lists everything on your drive in one grid with actions on each row. Lenses show Everything, Largest files, Duplicates, Orphaned, and items with or without notes."
tags: ["index", "notes", "delta drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-people-i-share-with-see-my-notes", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-find-duplicate-files-in-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-does-orphaned-mean-in-delta-drive"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-27
---

# What is Index & notes in Delta Drive?

It's everything on your drive in one grid, with the actions attached — so you can see what's there, spot what's wrong and fix it in place. It first says how healthy the list itself is: never built, built (and when), or a rebuild that failed. It opens on the last list it showed you and refreshes it; if the drive is slow to answer, it says so with **Try again** rather than spinning.

**Lenses** across the top ask the same list different questions: **Everything**, **Largest files**, **Duplicates**, **Orphaned**, **No note yet** and **Has a note**. A box searches names and notes together, and **Siblings** narrows everything to one folder at any depth.

Each row offers **Show in Files**, **Note…**, **Rename…**, **Move…**, **Versions & how long…** and **Move to Trash**. See [notes](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-people-i-share-with-see-my-notes).