Your files stay yours.

What this version stores, and where.

Archive records and file indexes

The archive server stores drive details, locations, check-out information, change history and indexed file metadata in its SQLite database. Indexes contain names, paths, sizes and dates, not the original file contents.

Reference photos

Photos you explicitly attach to drive records are uploaded to the archive server. Deleting a photo or drive record removes its associated uploaded photos. A catalogue is not a backup of your original files.

Local installation

The server can run on your own computer or on your hosted installation. The Mac app is configured for vastora.do. Sign in with the same personal account on Mac and web; each account has a separate private archive. A new account starts empty. Browser storage remembers interface preferences.

Sample archive

The public preview contains fictional records. It does not write changes to your archive or upload anything. Its layout and drive artwork come from the same application code as the web app.

Backups and file analysis

Backups copy files to the destination you select on your Mac. Only reports and checksums sync to the server. File analysis uploads only the files you select. Audio and video are transcribed with Whisper on the Vastora server and are never sent to another company. Images are sent to OpenAI for a description after you confirm, with storage switched off for the request. OpenAI does not use API data to train its models by default and may keep it for up to 30 days to monitor abuse. Temporary media is removed from the server after processing. Descriptions, transcripts and technical metadata stay in your private archive until you delete them.

Accounts and email

You sign in with your producer.do account, the single sign in shared by producer.do apps. producer.do keeps your password and confirms your email address; Vastora receives your name and email address and keeps them with your archive. The web app sets a single sign in cookie, and the Mac app keeps its device token in your Keychain.

Deleting your data

You can delete records, photos, indexes and analyses at any time. Delete account, in the web app sidebar, removes your Vastora login, signs out every device and erases your archive straight away. Your producer.do account is managed at producer.do. Nightly server backups that still contain it are replaced within 14 days.

No analytics added

This build includes no analytics, advertising trackers, third-party fonts or remote media. Hosting services may log ordinary requests if the website is deployed.