OneDrive Personal Vault: Secure Storage for Your Most Sensitive Files

In today's digital age, keeping personal data safe is more important than ever. Microsoft offers a robust solution with OneDrive Personal Vault—a secure area in the cloud designed for storing your most sensitive and confidential files.

What is OneDrive Personal Vault?

OneDrive Personal Vault is a unique folder within your cloud storage, protected by an additional layer of identity verification. This can include a PIN, fingerprint, facial recognition, or a code sent via SMS or email. This added step ensures extra protection for your valuable data.

Benefits of Using Personal Vault

  • Enhanced Security: Even if someone gains access to your OneDrive account, files in the Personal Vault remain locked behind the additional verification process.
  • Automatic Locking: Personal Vault automatically locks after a period of inactivity, preventing unauthorized access to its contents.
  • Document Scanning: With the OneDrive mobile app, you can scan documents directly into your Personal Vault, bypassing less secure storage areas on your device.

How to Set Up Personal Vault

  1. Open OneDrive on your device.
  2. Locate the Personal Vault folder and follow the prompts to set up additional authentication.
  3. Once set up, you can move files requiring extra security into the Personal Vault.

Please note that in the free version of OneDrive, the number of files you can store in Personal Vault is limited. To unlock more storage and features, consider subscribing to Microsoft 365.