Legacy cloud drive
Legacy encrypted storage
Useful when the primary job is legacy encrypted cloud storage, broad drive access, and selected-folder sync inside a cloud-drive account model.
Your cloud drive, divided by design.
Use Photon Vault as a private cloud drive for your complete file collection without putting it all behind one privacy boundary. Create separate client-side encrypted Vaults for personal files, projects, clients, teams, and anything else you want to keep isolated. Map each Vault to its own local folder or data set with Vault Sync.
PhotonFile
Private cloud drive, isolated by Vault
Keep everything in one cloud drive while giving personal, client, project, and team data its own independent privacy boundary.
File operations
Move, keep, sync, share
Photon Transfer moves files. Photon Vault keeps them. Vault Sync, Vault Intake, Teams, File Passes, and Account Region Move complete the workflow.
Containerized isolation
Size is not separation.
A large cloud drive is useful, but size is not separation. Photon Vault lets you choose where the hard privacy boundaries go. Use independent Vaults for clients, projects, teams, departments, media workflows, legal matters, finance, or family files.
Vaults are the boundary
Folders organize your files. Vaults isolate them.
A folder is useful for organization; it is not the same as an independent privacy boundary. Each Vault has its own client-side encryption and can be synced to a different local folder, so the boundaries in your cloud drive stay clear on every device.
Media Vault
Isolate personal or media workflows and keep them separate from corporate or client work.
Corporate Core Vault
Separate finance, HR, legal, or executive files and grant only intentional access.
Client Vault
Give one project its own workspace and attach Vault Intake for intake.
Delivery or storage
Photon Transfer moves files. Photon Vault keeps them.
MEGA is storage-heavy. PhotonFile is workflow-specific.
| Operational pain | MEGA-style legacy encrypted cloud drive | PhotonFile |
|---|---|---|
| Large storage | Strong legacy storage-first value. | A private cloud drive for your full collection, divided into independent Vaults. |
| Live one-time delivery | Transfer and share workflow tied to cloud product. | Relay or File Pass live handoff. |
| External uploads | Legacy cloud-drive sharing and intake model. | Vault Intake ingress-only upload. |
| Security boundary | Legacy account, folder, and sync model. | Independent Vaults with their own client-side encrypted privacy boundaries. |
| Local sync | Selected folder sync inside a legacy cloud drive. | Map a separate local folder or data set to each Vault. |
| Team cost | Plan and vendor dependent. | Owner-powered eligible teams. |
| Region operations | Vendor dependent. | Account Region Move guide. |
Where PhotonFile wins
- Vault: Use one cloud drive for everything, with independent Vaults that isolate the files that should stay apart.
- Relay: Photon Transfer moves files when delivery is the job.
- Vault Intake: give outsiders an upload page, not a workspace view.
- Per-Vault sync: map each client, project, or team Vault to its own local folder or data set.
- Region control: Account Region Move is a documented workflow.
When MEGA may still fit better
MEGA is a good fit when the priority is legacy encrypted cloud storage and a familiar legacy cloud-drive workflow.
PhotonFile is the better fit when you want a private cloud drive for everything, with isolation, intake, live delivery, and Vault-scoped operations.
Choose the PhotonFile workflow
Vault overview
See how isolated Vaults separate personal files, clients,
projects, teams, and family data.
Technical security
Review client-side encryption, key handling, and Vault-scoped
sharing.
Compare file models
Choose when files should move live, stay in Vault, or sync to a
specific privacy boundary.
Need a cloud drive built around isolated Vaults?
Put the boundary where it belongs: around your personal files, clients, projects, teams, or family data.