---
id: troubleshooting.recreate-anything-missing
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/recreate-anything-missing
category: "Troubleshooting & messages"
subcategory: "Delta Drive and Delta Trust messages"
question: "What does \"Recreate anything missing\" do for Delta Drive?"
alt_questions:
  - "recreate anything missing delta drive"
  - "rebuild my storage storage studio"
  - "your drive has moved and this mac is still looking in the old place"
  - "delta drive reconnect storage"
short_answer: "It recreates whatever your drive is missing and reconnects this Mac, only ever adding — nothing existing is changed and no backup is deleted. Use it when Delta Drive can't be read."
tags: ["delta drive", "rebuild", "repair"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/delta-drive-busy-try-again", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/troubleshooting/storage-rebuilt-couldnt-reconnect"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does "Recreate anything missing" do for Delta Drive?

It rebuilds anything your drive needs that has gone missing — its storage areas, their protection and your starting folders — and reconnects this Mac to them. It only ever **adds** what isn't there: nothing that exists is changed, and no backup is ever deleted.

Use it when Delta Drive can't be read, says your drive has moved, or a starting folder disappeared. Afterwards, press **Refresh**.