---
id: delta-drive.why-cant-i-delete-the-shared-or-team-folder
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-cant-i-delete-the-shared-or-team-folder
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "Using Delta Drive"
question: "Why can't I delete the Shared, Team or Documents folder in Delta Drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "Delete built-in folder Delta Drive"
  - "Empty this folder Delta Drive"
  - "Remove Team folder"
  - "Clear everything in my Documents folder in Delta Drive"
short_answer: "The five starting folders can't be removed because backups and shares point at them, but their contents can. Right-click one and choose Empty this folder… to move everything inside to the trash."
tags: ["folders", "delete", "delta drive"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-happens-when-i-delete-something-in-delta-drive"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why can't I delete the Shared, Team or Documents folder in Delta Drive?

Those five starting folders are what your backups and your shares point at, so removing one would break them. Everything **inside** them is yours to delete like anything else.

To clear one out quickly, right-click it and choose **Empty this folder…** — its contents go to the trash and the folder stays where it is.

See [what the starting folders are](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-are-the-starting-folders-in-delta-drive).