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An extra layer of security with OneDrive Personal Vault

Securely store your most sensitive files in the cloud with Personal Vault in OneDrive and access them anywhere you go using identity verification.1
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Overview

Help safeguard important information

  • Help protect digital copies of your passport, driver’s license, and other documents in Personal Vault. Your files will be secured by identity verification, yet easily accessible across your devices.
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  • Conveniently unlock and access Personal Vault files with your fingerprint, face, or SMS code.2
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  • Use the OneDrive mobile app on iOS or Android devices to scan documents, take pictures, and shoot videos directly into Personal Vault.
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  • Personal Vault automatically relocks on your PC, on your device, or online after a short period of inactivity.3 Any open files also lock and require reauthentication to access.
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Features

A versatile mobile lockbox

Take sensitive files with you
Easily reach sensitive and important files on the go.
Available on any device
Access Personal Vault from your OneDrive in a web browser, the mobile app, or right from File Explorer on your Windows 11 PC.
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Personal Vault adds to OneDrive's robust security, which includes file encryption, scanning for viruses, and monitoring for suspicious activity.
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    A Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription is required to store more than three files in Personal Vault. Image shown above depicts OneDrive with a Microsoft 365 Personal account. OneDrive 100 GB plans and Basic 5 GB free accounts can store a maximum of three files in Personal Vault. Personal Vault is not available in OneDrive for school or work.
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    Face and fingerprint verification require specialized hardware including a Windows Hello capable device, fingerprint reader, illuminated IR sensor, or other biometric sensors and capable devices.
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    Automatic locking interval varies by device and can be set by the user.

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