How to get access to a vault stored on external device like SD card

Just a small guide explaining how to use custom locations on Android 5.0 or higher to access vaults stored on e.g. a SD card:

1. Open Create new vault or add existing vault

2. Choose “Local storage” as Cloud service

3. Add a new location using the “+” button

4. Press the menu to choose your location e.g. SD card

5. Choose the storage e.g. SD card

6. Confirm the location with select

Do not navigate inside the folder where the masterkey.cryptomator file is located. Select at least one folder on top. In this example, the masterkey.cryptomator file is inside the TestVault directory.

7. Use the new location as usual

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