BACKUP & RECOVERY
An extra copy.
Still encrypted.
Create an encrypted archive of the vault you have open, then save it through Files. Vault can read and authenticate the saved copy so you can check the archive you actually stored.
VAULT, UP CLOSE
2 APP SCREENSSee the experience.
Save an encrypted snapshot through Files, verify the saved archive, and keep a copy outside your iPhone.
Backup & recovery
Keep a verified copy.
Create a manual encrypted snapshot, verify a saved archive, or plan a restore.
Backup & recovery
A second way back in.
Use matching recovery words to regain access to existing vault files.
Current app captures with sample files. Choose a device and appearance. Select a screen to take a closer look.
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Open Settings → Backup & restore → Back up this vault, and enter the current recovery words.
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Save the archive through Files, then use Verify saved backup to select and authenticate it.
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Keep an independent copy outside this iPhone, with its matching recovery words stored separately.
GOOD TO KNOW
A snapshot has a date.
Backups are manual and cover only the files in that snapshot. New files need a new backup. Saving to an iCloud or third-party Files location does not confirm a completed cloud upload. Older archives always require the words used when they were made.
Security & limitationsIT ALL WORKS TOGETHER
All featuresKeep exploring.
Restore to a new vault
Use an encrypted archive and its matching words to create a fresh independent vault while preserving existing ones.
Explore featureIndependent recovery words
Twelve generated words provide a separate way back into existing vault files if normal access is lost.
Explore featureProgress & cancellation
See file counts, byte counts and transfer progress, with cancellation that preserves completed imports.
Explore featureLESS PUBLIC. MORE PERSONAL.
Yours.
And yours alone.
A private home for your photos,
videos and files. On your iPhone.