{"id":"delta-drive.why-are-there-two-sets-of-documents-desktop-and-pictures-switches","url":"/faq/delta-drive/why-are-there-two-sets-of-documents-desktop-and-pictures-switches","category":{"id":"delta-drive","title":"Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"},"subcategory":{"id":"delta-trust","title":"Delta Trust backups"},"question":"Why are there two sets of Documents, Desktop and Pictures switches?","alt_questions":["Delta Trust and Delta Drive both offer to copy my Documents","Which Documents switch should I turn on?","Is backing up Documents to Delta Trust the same as keeping a copy in Delta Drive?","Two Documents options in Delta"],"short_answer":"Delta Trust's switches back the folders up into the vault (encrypted, versioned, not browsable); Delta Drive's switches copy the real files into your drive to open and share. They're independent — use either or both.","answer_markdown":"Because they do different things. **Delta Trust's row** backs those folders into your vault: encrypted on your Mac, versioned, and impossible to browse. **Delta Drive's row** copies the real files into your drive, where you can open and share them.\n\nTurning one on doesn't turn the other on. You can use either or both: the vault for the copy that must survive anything, the drive for files you want to reach from a browser or share.\n\nSee [why Documents looks empty in Delta Drive](/faq/delta-drive/why-does-documents-look-empty-in-delta-drive).","answer_html":"

Because they do different things. Delta Trust's row backs those folders into your vault: encrypted on your Mac, versioned, and impossible to browse. Delta Drive's row copies the real files into your drive, where you can open and share them.

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Turning one on doesn't turn the other on. You can use either or both: the vault for the copy that must survive anything, the drive for files you want to reach from a browser or share.

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See why Documents looks empty in Delta Drive.

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Why are there two sets of Documents, Desktop and Pictures switches?

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Short answer: Delta Trust's switches back the folders up into the vault (encrypted, versioned, not browsable); Delta Drive's switches copy the real files into your drive to open and share. They're independent — use either or both.

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Because they do different things. Delta Trust's row backs those folders into your vault: encrypted on your Mac, versioned, and impossible to browse. Delta Drive's row copies the real files into your drive, where you can open and share them.

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Turning one on doesn't turn the other on. You can use either or both: the vault for the copy that must survive anything, the drive for files you want to reach from a browser or share.

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See why Documents looks empty in Delta Drive.

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