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Q. What's the difference between a Drive and a Vault? A. Drive is your everyday encrypted storage (one per user, unlocked by your device PIN, shares individual files/folders). Vault is a security-first container (many per user, unlocked by a password, supports Shadow Layers, shared whole). See Drive vs Vault.
Q. What file types can I store? A. Any file type. Everything is encrypted the same way regardless of format.
Q. How do I open a file? A. On macOS, double-click it in Finder (unlock the vault first). On iOS, browse to it in the Files app. It's decrypted on-demand and opens in its default app.
Q. Do I have to save or "encrypt" manually? A. No. Anything placed in your Drive or an unlocked vault is encrypted automatically. Writes are integrity-protected.
Q. My vault has a lot of files and feels slow. A. Use Load more to page through large drives. Recent releases also improved browsing and open speed.
Q. What languages and themes are available? A. macOS ships in 6 languages (English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Chinese) with Dark and Light modes.
Q. How much storage do I get? A. Free accounts include a 5 GB Drive quota.
Q. How do I get updates on macOS? A. Through Sparkle — you'll be offered Install new version / Remind me later, with force-update for critical releases.