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Storage options
Where your archive lives is your choice.
SnailRepo always reads and files your mail on your own PC. The only decision is where the encrypted archive is kept. Pick one option when you start, and switch later from Privacy & Data.
DefaultAvailable now
This PC only
Your archive stays in an encrypted store in your Documents folder. Nothing is ever sent anywhere.
Where it lives
Local encrypted store on this PC
Who can read it
Only this PC
Encryption
AES-256-GCM at rest, key protected by your computer's secure key store
Backups
Three rolling encrypted backups, kept locally
No account, no sign-in, no internet needed
Open the storage folder any time
Typed-phrase local wipe when you want it gone
Best for: one computer, maximum privacy.
Available now
Your Google Drive
Sync the encrypted archive to a Google Drive account you already own, so it follows you between PCs.
Where it lives
Your own Google Drive account
Who can read it
Your Google account
Encryption
Files are encrypted on your PC before upload
Sync
Resumes after interruptions without duplicates; edits re-queue automatically
Conflicts are shown to you: Keep mine, or Keep Drive's
Switching Google accounts always asks first; one account's mail is never pushed to another
Uses your existing Drive storage; no SnailRepo account
Best for: more than one PC, or an off-site copy you control.
December 2026 release
Secure Cloud
Hosted storage run by SnailRepo, designed so that even we cannot read your mail.
Where it lives
SnailRepo's own cloud tenancy
Who can read it
Only you. Files upload already encrypted, so SnailRepo cannot read them
Will your data to a family member, so your records stay safe and easy to access
Status
Releasing December 2026; details may change before release.
Same on-PC encryption before anything leaves your machine
No Google account required
Best for: people who want an off-site copy without managing their own cloud account.
At a glance
Side by side.
This PC only
Your Google Drive
Secure Cloud
Availability
Now (default)
Now
December 2026
Where the archive lives
Encrypted store on this PC
Your Google Drive
SnailRepo cloud tenancy
Who can read it
Only this PC
Your Google account
Only you
Reading and sorting
On your PC
On your PC
On your PC
Encrypted before leaving your PC
Never leaves
Yes
Yes
Account needed
None
Your Google account
SnailRepo account with multi-factor sign-in
Works across PCs
No
Yes
Yes
Whatever you choose, the app itself works the same way: capture, reading, filing, and deadline tracking all happen on your computer. No cloud AI, no telemetry.
Coming next
On the roadmap.
Here is what is coming next, in no particular order.
Search and smart viewsFind any piece of mail by sender, amount, or date, and save the views you use most.
Trash and restoreA safety net for anything removed by mistake.
NotificationsReminders for confirmed due dates.
Secure CloudThe hosted, zero-knowledge storage option described above, releasing December 2026.
Your personal document management programBeyond mail: file, encrypt, and keep track of the other documents in your life, in the same archive.