Vault Storage

What is Vault Storage?

Vault folder is a place where you can directly upload files/folders from anywhere to your Polarbackup account, with a simple drag-drop for those files/folders for sharing purposes, as adding Vault Storage to your account provides the ability to share data between collaborators without altering the structure of your original backed up files.

How to add Vault Storage

To add Vault Storage, perform the following steps :

1. Sign in to your Polarbackup online account.
2. Refer to the My Computers tab.
3. Select the Vault option from the left-hand panel.
4. Click the Add instant Vault Storage to your Account button.
5. Choose the wanted plan, and click BUY NOW.

How to upload data to Vault Storage

To upload data to Vault Storage, you can apply one of the following methods:

Method 1:

1. Sign in to your Polarbackup online account.
2. Refer to the My Computers tab.
3. Select the Vault option from the left-hand panel.
4. Drag-drop files/folders from anywhere into the root of this Vault folder, or create a new folder there, and drag-drop the data into it.

Method 2:

1. Sign in to your Polarbackup online account.
2. Refer to the My Computers tab.
3. Select the Vault option from the left-hand panel.
4. Click the Upload icon while you are inside the folder you want to add the files to it and browse to select the wanted file.

How to share data under Vault Storage

To share files/folders in the Vault folder, here is what you need to do:

1. Sign in to your Polarbackup online account.
2. Refer to the My Computers tab.
3. Select the Vault option from the left-hand panel.
4. Select the data you wish to share → Click on the Share icon.
5. A share window will appear and it contains three tabs:
   • Users: Type the name(s) of the user(s) you want to share the data with, and select the type of access to give the user(s).
   • Link: This contains the link which you can send via email, chat, or post on your wall or website.
   • Email: Type the email(s) of the people(s) you want to share the data with.

   You can also click on Add Share Settings in which you can:

   • Set a name for the share.
   • Set a password for the share.
   • Ask for a download notification.
   • Determine when the sharing link will expire.