Help & how-to
Learn how Sealby works
Clear, step-by-step guides — from your first vault to backup, sharing, and the settings whose consequences are worth understanding before you change them.
How vaults workWhat a vault is, why nothing lists your vaults, and why a wrong entry looks identical to a hidden one.Multiple vaultsCreate extra vaults, switch between them, and keep a private one that nothing on the phone points to.PIN, passphrase & patternHow does it work and which is more secure?
Adding filesSoonEvery way to add content, what happens to your originals, and the limits on very large videos.
Supported files & foldersSoonEvery file type you can store, and organising a vault with folders.
NotesSoonJot encrypted notes that live inside a vault, never on disk.
SearchSoonSearch names and notes inside a vault while it’s unlocked.
Your recovery phraseSoonHow the phrase is created, when you'll need it, and the one mistake that loses a vault forever.
Back up & recover a vaultSoonHow an encrypted backup works, and restoring a vault from it.
Risks of losing your dataSoonWhat can put a vault out of reach — and why there’s no back door.
How to never lose dataSoonA short habit that keeps your vaults recoverable, whatever happens.
Backup & syncSoonHow backup and sync work, what Apple can and can't see, and the settings that aren't retroactive.
Sharing a vaultSoonHow a share works, what the recipient gets, and the honest limits of expiry, open-count and no-export.
Duress protectionSoonHow duress protection is designed to work, why it depends on a backup, and its honest limits.
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