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Understanding the Interface

When you log in for the first time, the file explorer of the app should look something like this:

Adding Items​

There are two main ways to add items to your vault.

Floating Action Button (FAB)​

The blue "+" button at the bottom of the screen allows you to add stuff. Tapping/clicking on it will expand it:

  • The top option allows you to upload a file.
    • The file will be encrypted before it is sent over the network, where it will be encrypted again. Thus, the server only stores encrypted files.
  • The second option allows you to create a new folder.

Close the menu by clicking on the blue button again (which now displays "×").

Drag-and-Drop​

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This is only supported on desktop/PWA.

You can also drag and drop files and folders onto the screen.

  • Dragging and dropping file(s) will upload them to the current folder.
  • Dragging and dropping a folder (which could contain files/folders) will create a new folder with the same name in the current location, and also upload all the files/folders inside it.

After adding some items, your file explorer should look something like this:

  • Tap on a file to download and decrypt the file.
    • The file will be encrypted during transit.
    • File decryption happens only on the client and never on the server.
  • Tap on a folder to navigate into it.
  • Tap on the ellipsis on the side of an item to bring up a popup:
    • "Rename" allows you to rename the item.
    • "Move" allows you to specify a new folder to move the item to.
    • "Delete" allows you to delete the item.

The top-right ellipsis menu has two options:

  • "View Vault Key"
  • "Open Excalibur Folder", which is only available on mobile platforms (for desktop/PWA, the files are downloaded to your device's Downloads folder)

You can sort the items in the file explorer by tapping on the up arrow on the side of "Name".

Jobs​

When you upload or download a file, a new job is created. The list of active jobs can be accessed by tapping/clicking on the "jobs" text at the top of the screen.

An active job can be cancelled by hovering over the circular progress bar and then tapping/clicking on the "x".