diff --git a/src/pkg/config/config.ts b/src/pkg/config/config.ts
index ee8f2b878..cd58b0f9a 100644
--- a/src/pkg/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/pkg/config/config.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export class SystemConfig {
   defaultCloudSync(): CloudSyncConfig {
     return {
       enable: false,
-      syncDelete: true,
+      syncDelete: false,
       syncStatus: true,
       filesystem: "webdav",
       params: {},