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Move Vaultessa to a new phone
Vaultessa has no account, so nothing moves to a new phone by itself. Android's phone-to-phone transfer and Google backup skip it on purpose. You move your folders with backup files.
RESTORE BACKUP
Enter the recovery code of the folder in “Personal.vaultessa”.
RW4N - 8JYE - QF6B - ZS3K
Draw a new pattern for “Personal”
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Step by step
- On the old phone: back up every folder
Open each pattern folder and use Menu › Create backup. See Back up a folder.
- Get the backups to the new phone
Save them to a cloud drive or computer, or copy them over with a cable or memory card. Have each folder's recovery code ready.
- Install Vaultessa on the new phone
Go through the introduction. Don't draw a pattern yet.
- Tap Forgot pattern? › Restore from a backup file
Choose the .vaultessa file.
- Enter that folder's recovery code
Tap Restore. The folder is decrypted into Vaultessa on this phone.
- Draw the folder's pattern
Draw a pattern three times. It can be the same one you used before. The folder opens, and its recovery code stays the same.
- Repeat for each folder
Vaultessa Free holds 2 pattern folders. If you have Pro, restore the purchase first: open a restored folder, then Menu › Settings › Restore purchase.
- Check, then remove the old copy
When every folder opens on the new phone, you can delete Vaultessa from the old one. Not before.
Your choice of app name and icon, auto-lock time and theme belong to the old phone. An emergency folder also needs to be set up again on the new phone.
Need more help?
See all help topics, or write to [email protected]. We can't open folders or recover codes, but we're glad to explain anything.