Local Vaults

A local vault mirrors your backup snapshots from cloud storage to a local location — a NAS share, an external drive, or a local disk. This gives you fast, offline recovery when the cloud is unreachable or when you need to restore large datasets without waiting for a download.

Creating a Vault

Go to Operations > Backup > Vault.
Click Add New Vault.
Fill in the vault configuration:
- Device — which device the vault is attached to
- Vault path — local mount point, SMB share, or USB drive path
- Type — Local Disk, SMB Share, or USB Device
- Retention count — number of snapshots to keep locally (1–100)
Click Save.

The vault appears in the list with a Never synced status.

Syncing a Vault

Click the Sync button on a vault to trigger an immediate sync. The sync process:

Compares local vault contents against the latest cloud snapshots
Downloads only missing files (incremental sync)
Removes snapshots that exceed the retention count
Updates the vault status and last sync timestamp

Vault Status

| Status | Meaning | |--------|---------| | Syncing | A sync operation is in progress | | Completed | Last sync finished successfully | | Failed | Last sync encountered an error — check the vault path and connectivity | | Never synced | Vault was created but hasn’t been synced yet |

Managing Vaults

Deactivate — temporarily disables the vault without deleting its configuration. No further syncs will run. Reactivate at any time.
Delete — removes the vault configuration. Does not delete the data already on the local storage.

When to Use Vaults

| Scenario | Recommendation | |----------|---------------| | Critical servers | Pair cloud backup with a local vault for sub-minute restore times | | Remote offices with slow WAN | Vault to local NAS so restores don’t depend on internet bandwidth | | Compliance | Keep an offline copy on USB or air-gapped storage | | Disaster recovery | Local vaults provide a second restore option if the cloud provider is down |