---
id: delta-drive.where-should-i-keep-my-recovery-kit
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/where-should-i-keep-my-recovery-kit
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "Security, sign-in and privacy"
question: "Where should I keep my Delta Trust recovery kit?"
alt_questions:
  - "Best place to store recovery kit"
  - "Should I save my recovery kit on my Mac?"
  - "Can I keep the recovery kit in a password manager?"
  - "How to store the 24 words safely"
short_answer: "Keep it somewhere safe and separate from the Mac it protects — a kit that lives only on that Mac is lost with it. Don't share the 24 words with anyone."
tags: ["recovery kit", "security", "best practice"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-is-the-delta-trust-recovery-kit", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-if-i-lose-my-delta-trust-recovery-kit"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Where should I keep my Delta Trust recovery kit?

Somewhere safe and away from the Mac it protects. The kit exists for the day that Mac is lost, stolen, broken or compromised — so a copy that lives only on that Mac is no help on the day you need it.

Good habits:

- Keep the printed copy somewhere secure at home or in a safe place you'd still have after losing the Mac.
- If you keep a second copy, keep it somewhere separate from the first.
- Don't share it: anyone with the words and access to your vault can open your backups.

See [what the recovery kit is](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-is-the-delta-trust-recovery-kit).