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id: delta-drive.why-are-there-two-sets-of-documents-desktop-and-pictures-switches
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-are-there-two-sets-of-documents-desktop-and-pictures-switches
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["documents", "desktop", "pictures", "delta trust", "delta drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-does-documents-look-empty-in-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-keep-a-copy-of-my-documents-folder-in-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/can-i-browse-my-delta-trust-backups-like-a-drive"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.

See [why Documents looks empty in Delta Drive](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-does-documents-look-empty-in-delta-drive).