# Add, open and manage files in your Vault

Upload files and folders to your Vault, create encrypted documents, preview, download, move and delete them, and what works differently from your Drive.

Updated: 2026-10-22  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/vault/manage-vault-files

Everything you add to an unlocked Vault is encrypted in your browser before it is uploaded. Inside the Vault, you work with your files much as in your Drive, with a few differences explained below.

## Add files

1. Open your Vault and unlock it.

   See [Unlock and lock your Vault](https://drime.cloud/support/vault/unlock-and-lock).

2. Open the folder where the files should go.

3. Click **Upload**, then **Upload files** or **Upload folder**.

   ![The Vault toolbar with the Upload menu open on Upload files and Upload folder](https://drime.cloud/media/01M59FN68SXBWV063P9MXC91B1/2a348c946b6e-web-vault-toolbar-upload-menu.png)

4. Choose the files or the folder on your computer.

   **Uploaded 1 file** (or the number of files) confirms it, and the transfers panel lists the upload as **Import to Vault**.

The maximum file size is the same as in your Drive. In your storage, a Vault file counts for its encrypted size.

## Create encrypted documents

Click **Create**, then choose:

- **Text document** for a plain text file;
- **Encrypted page** for a page like the ones in Pages;
- **Encrypted whiteboard** for a whiteboard.

To organise your files, click **Create folder**.

## Open and preview files

Images, PDFs, audio, video, text and code files open in a preview, decrypted in your browser. You can edit text and code files up to 20 MB, and preview Word documents (.docx) up to 25 MB and spreadsheets up to 50 MB.

For other file types, the preview shows **Preview for this file type is not supported in the vault**: download the file to open it.

## Download files

Select the files, then click **Download**, or right-click a file and choose **Download**. The file is decrypted in your browser: **File downloaded and decrypted successfully** confirms it. Folders download as a ZIP file. When your browser cannot write directly to your disk, a download is held in memory, up to 500 MB on a computer and 100 MB on a phone.

## Move, rename and delete

Right-click a file or a folder, or click the ⋮ button at the end of its row. The menu offers **Open**, **Info**, **Share**, **Add to starred**, **Move to**, **Rename**, **Download** and **Delete**. When you select items, the bar above the list also offers **Open**, **Share**, **Download** and **Delete**.

![The right-click menu of a file in the Vault](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5AQDZRPJFZQJMRKHRBQ3RW7/9e52a4eb47dd-web-vault-file-menu.png)

- Files can only be moved within the same vault.
- **Delete** moves the item to the Vault's **Trash** at once, without a confirmation: **Moved 1 item to trash** appears, with **Undo** to bring it back right away.
- The Vault's **Trash** is in the Vault's sidebar. It is not emptied automatically, and its files count against your storage. Right-click a file in the trash for **Open**, **Info**, **Download**, **Restore** and **Delete permanently**; **Restore** puts it back where it was (**Restored 1 item**). **Empty trash** empties the whole Vault trash.

## What is different from your Drive

| In your Drive | In your Vault |
| --- | --- |
| Office editing in the browser | Not available |
| Version history | Not available |
| Search inside file contents | Search covers file and folder names only, with at least 2 characters |
| Move files between Drive and Vault | Not possible: download the file, then upload it to the other side |

## On your computer

On Windows, your personal Vault also opens in Drime Desktop, with the same Vault Pass. See [Vault on your computer and phone](https://drime.cloud/support/vault/vault-on-desktop-and-mobile).

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **You do not have permission to move entries into this folder.** | The destination is in another vault, or the items come from several vaults: items can only be moved within the same vault. Choose a folder of that vault. |
| **Folder sharing is not yet available.** | Folders of the Vault cannot be shared. Share files one by one instead. |
| **Preview for this file type is not supported in the vault** | Download the file to open it on your computer. |
| You deleted an item by mistake | Click **Undo** in the message right away, or restore it from the Vault's **Trash**. |

## Next steps

- [What is Vault?](https://drime.cloud/support/vault/what-is-vault)
- [Unlock and lock your Vault](https://drime.cloud/support/vault/unlock-and-lock)