vitalesafe.com

vitalesafe is a secure online storage solution which allows you to safeguard your necessary information, access it anytime/anywhere, and share it with others who are important to you.

You may store any file type in your safe and access it via recent releases of popular web browsers. You may also access your safe as a mapped drive and use it just like you would a local drive. Each safe has a unique encryption/decryption key. Your data is encrypted during transmission with 128 bit SSL and while stored with AES-256 bit encryption.

Access Your Safe With a Browser

Login - Go to the login section at http://vitalesafe.com and enter your username and password.  Login information is case sensitive. Cookies must be enable on your browser.

When you login you se the above screen with the left pane displaying the contents of your safe in familiar folder fashion. The right pane displays tabs which you can select to manage or make changes to your account.

• Buy More - Change the size of your safe or buy more keys which you use to share files.
• Account Info - Change your username (which is your e-mail address), password, and Master Key recovery options
• Billing Informatin - Add or change credit card information.
• Personal Information - Name and contact information can be entered or updated here.
• View Orders - Any changes you have made to the size of your safe or number of keys will be listed here.
• Cancel Account - You may cancel your account at any time. 

Navigate Your Safe

It is easy to work with your vitalEsafe.  From the left pane you can make various selections including MyMedSafe, Password Manager, Keyring and Storage.

Select "Storage" in the left pane and the list will expand to show all of the folders in your safe.  The same list will be visible in the right pane.  Selecting a particular folder in the right pane will list the contents of that folder in the right pane.

Setup a Folder

Click the "Actions Menu" button. Action Menu options will be shown in a drop down menu wit available options shown as bold.  Select "New Folder".

Enter the name of the folder you are creating and click "OK".  The folder will be created and appear in the left pane under "Storage" and in the right pane along with any other folders you have created. 

Note - If you are running Internet Explorer it may warn you that "this site is running a script". Allow the script to run and select New Folder again.

Upload a File

You may store any file type in your vitalEsafe.  To upload a file into a folder select the folder in the left pane.  This will display the contents of the folder in the right pane.  If you have put folders inside a folder the list will expand in the left pane to allow you to select the folder that you want to access.

In this case we have navigated to an empty folder.  Select the Actions Menu and the Upload option.

Select "Browse" and navigate to the file you want to upload.  Click "OK".  The time it takes to upload your file will depend on how large the file is and the speed of your Internet connection.

View a File

To view a file in a folder, select the file name.  This will download a copy of the file to your computer and open it with the associated application. You can also select the check box to the left of the file name an select download from the Actions Menu.

If the associated application is not installed on the computer you are using you may find a viewer at our links page.  

Move and Delete Files

You can easily move files into different folders, rename files, and delete files.  Select the check box to the left of the file name and select the Actions Menu.  Available options will be displayed.

By selecting "Download" you can save the file to your local drive or open it.  The "Cut" and "Copy" options allow you to move or copy the selected file to another folder.  "Rename" allows you to change the file name.  "Move to Trash" allows you to delete the file with the ability to recover it from the "Trash" folder shown in the left pane under "Storage".  "Delete" will permanently delete the file.  "Logout" will log you out of your vitalEsafe.

Access vitalEsafe Like a "Virtual Hard Drive"

You may want to access your vitalEsafe just like you do your local storage.  By setting up a "WebDAV" connection your safe will appear as another resource on your desktop.  You can move files and folders into your safe or download items from your safe just like you would from your local drive or server.  You can also save from an application such as MS Word or Excel directly to your vitalEsafe.  WebDAV is an Internet standard for connecting to remote servers.

For Windows

• Vista - Use Web Folders to establish your connection.  Web Folders is the Microsoft Window client implementation of WebDAV.
• Windows legacy (9x, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, and XP Pro) - These operating systems support Web Folders, but may not perform consistently with the secure connection (SSL) used by vitalEsafe. vitalEsafe recommends third part clients such as WebDrive.
  

For Macintosh

• OS X 10.4 or higher operating systems use the included "Finder".
• Earlier Mac OS X versions may use 3rd party programs such as Goliath.
  

Detailed instructions can be found in the PDF file at the end of this article.

Using Keys to Share Information

vitalEsafe provides you the ability to securely share selected files with others.  You do this by giving a "key" to another vitalEsafe user and then granting them access to one or more folders.

Giving a Key

The Keyring is seen in the left pane when you are accessing your safe via web browser.  Select the Keyring to manage your keys.  All safes come with two keys and you can always buy more when you are logged into your safe  from the "Buy More" tab in your control panel.

When you select the Keyring you will see this screen - 

Enter the vitalEsafe username for the person to whom you want to give a key.  Theu will receive an e-mail indicating that you have given them a key.  For extra security if you select "Show Security Option" you have the opportunity to enter a secret question/answer that should be know by the intended recipient of the key.  They will receive an e-mail requiring that they correctly answer the secret question before they can receive their key.

To manage keys that have been given to you or keys you have given to others select the appropriate tab from the right pane.  Here you can view a list of keys and also take back a key you have given or give back a key someone has given you.  This will immediately revoke any sharing associated with that key.

Sharing a Folder

Once you have given a key to another vitalEsafe user you may then grant that user access to selected folders in your safe.  Navigate to the folder you want to share and click the "Actions Menu".  From the dropdown screen select "Sharing".

You will then see this screen. Select "Share This Folder".

The vitalEsafe users you have given keys to are listed.  Select the type of access (Read, Write, Create, Delete) you wish to grant.  Any access rights granted to a specific folder will also apply to all of the folders included in that folder. "Read" allows the specified user to only read files from the folder.  "Write" allows them to make changes to files in the folder.  "Create" allows the user to add files and make new folders and "Delete" permits the use to delete files from the folder.  After you select the desired access rights, left click the "Update Sharing" button.  This will allow the specified users the selected access rights to that folder.  You may change sharing or revoke keys at any time. 

Viewing Files That Others Have Shared With You

When you login your initial screen is divided into two sections or "panes".  The left pane displays the contents of your safe in familiar folder fashion.  The drop down arrow at the top can be selected to see a list of any other users who may have shared information with you.  Select a user from the list and you will see only the particular folders they have shared with you, not the tneire contents of their safe.
  

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