Create a folder and move files
- Unlock the vault, open the plus menu and choose Create folder on iOS or New folder on Android.
- Open the folder to import files directly into it, or use Move file in an existing item’s options.
- Open File view options to choose Grid view or List view. The choice is saved for future opens; the visible star filters favourites inside the current folder.
Photo covers and existing albums
In the next iOS and Android update, folder navigation uses one title in the main header, with Back beside it. The duplicate folder title below the header is removed. Back opens the parent folder and keeps the current layout and filters.
On iOS, swipe right from the left edge or tap Back to open the parent folder. Each gesture goes back one level and keeps layout and filters. The vault root stays open.
Folder names and file locations stay in encrypted metadata and follow optional vault sync and encrypted backups. Covers use available thumbnails from photos directly inside the folder; they are visible only while the vault is unlocked. Covers are automatic and cannot be selected manually. Folder names appear over their covers, with a folder icon when no photo thumbnail is available. The favourites star stays visible in the Files header. Open File view options for Grid view, List view and Exit vault at the root. Your layout choice is saved on this device for future opens.
Existing album locations remain in the encrypted folder hierarchy. They appear in Files as ordinary folders, with the same names, file identities and nested structure. No files are copied or deleted by this navigation change.
On iOS and Android, deleting a non-empty folder offers moving its contents to another folder or the vault root, or confirming deletion of the entire subtree. Moving preserves nested folders and file identities; conflicting folder names must be resolved first.
Favourite a file and check its upload
Use the favourite action in a file’s preview or file options to favourite or unfavourite it. Tap the star in the Files header to filter starred items in the current folder, or across the unlocked vault from its root. Tap again to restore the other files.
Files waiting for upload in a synced iOS or Android vault show a small circular indicator at the bottom left, with no filled background. Progress advances as encrypted segments are confirmed and disappears when the upload is committed. It can advance in steps and stay pending while offline or paused. Local-only vaults show no upload indicator.
If progress stops, check connectivity, provider storage and the sync status in vault settings. Pending progress can remain while offline, paused or awaiting conflict review. Turning sync off hides the indicator; local-only vaults do not show one.
Platform support and privacy
Photo covers and consolidated navigation are in development for iOS and Android; this does not establish current store availability. Folders do not reference your system photo library or put one file in several locations. A missing photo thumbnail leaves the standard folder icon.