---
id: delta-drive.why-did-my-synced-folder-stop-and-ask
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/why-did-my-synced-folder-stop-and-ask
category: "Delta Drive, Delta Trust & My Drive"
subcategory: "Linked folders and copies"
question: "Why did my synced folder stop and turn orange?"
alt_questions:
  - "Synced folder paused itself"
  - "Sync stopped before deleting files"
  - "Delta Drive sync wants confirmation"
  - "Sync anyway or Keep paused"
  - "Orange badge on synced folder"
short_answer: "A sync stops before a big delete — over 50 files, over a fifth of the folder, or every file changed at once. Open Sync settings… and choose Sync anyway (removed files go to the Trash) or Keep paused."
tags: ["sync", "synced folders", "safety"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-is-a-synced-folder-in-delta-drive", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/how-do-i-restore-something-from-delta-drive-trash"]
applies_to: "all"
wiki: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/synced-folders
last_reviewed: 2026-10-29
---

# Why did my synced folder stop and turn orange?

It stopped to protect you. If one sync would remove more than 50 files, or more than a fifth of the folder — or if every file on one side changed at once, as restoring a backup can do — it stops before removing anything and the folder's badge turns orange.

Right-click the folder and choose **Sync settings…** to see what happened, then choose **Sync anyway** (anything removed goes to the Trash, where you can get it back) or **Keep paused**.

A folder that isn't there at all — an unplugged disk, a folder you moved — is never treated as "everything was deleted"; the sync simply waits until it's back.

See [synced folders](https://storagestudio.us/faq/delta-drive/what-is-a-synced-folder-in-delta-drive).