Dropbox Vault offline access

[marioshadj]

Hello, 

Dropbox Vault sounds like a very nice new feature, and I was wondering how to access it while I'm not connected to the internet (i.e. offline).

On my Mac, when I click on the Vault icon it always opens up the dropbox website, and doesn't seem to be letting me access it locally.

Any way to access dropbox vault offline/locally?

[Mark]

No there isnt. This is because the security for accessing it is set up on the website itself. 

[MikhailVb]

Seems to me that offline access to files in Vault via conventional Dropbox sync could still be a valid approach.

In the cloud and through the Dropbox interface, the extra protection from Vault would be available.  On a local storage device, it  would be "business as usual".  However, some users (like myself) might find the extra security more valuable specifically in the cloud and through the Dropbox interface.

As secure as Dropbox sync presumably is, perhaps Dropbox wished to eliminate recurring sync from Vaulted files to avoid the repeated exposure of such files to data transfer between cloud and local, just to be extra cautious.  However, I'd still be interested in "business as usual" syncing of such files with the added security of Vault limited to the cloud storage / Dropbox UI side.

[anirguha]

I don't see the problem there in providign access to the Vault folder offline. There can be just an extra encyption for the folder which should solve the issue. Othe cloud storage and backup providers like pCloud which also I am using has got this feature available which is making the secret folders easy to access from desktops locally.

[MarcoHandl]

Another useless feature, as long as it is just stored the cloud.
*facepalm*

[JoeyLloyd]

I like the idea of backing up (and accessing) my data online in case my computer, say, gets run over by a bus.  I also like the idea of backing up my online files on my computer in case I loose access to the internet.  It is disappointing that my most important and sensitive files would be in a vault the violates this concept of Online backs up Hardware and Hardware backs up Online.  Seems easy enough to sync an encrypted file that could be opened offline.

[Bort]

It really sucks that there is still no solution on this. I am looking for something like that already for years.

Users cannot control if dropboxe's serverfarm burns down to ashes. In this case there would not be any offline backup.

Also with 3rd parties there is no relyable solution...

For instance I tried Wise Folder Hider.

-The folder hiding function does not work out with dropbox and with its

-virtual drive function, dropbox does not recognize a change of it. As it is a predesigned encrypted mountable drive and the size and change are only determined once when you create it.

Really appreciate any ideas on how to secure my data, both on- and offline. 😞

[Megan]

Hi @Bort, thanks for taking the time to post here. 

Your feedback regarding this has been very valuable and I will endeavor to make sure your voice is heard.

I will pass on your comments to the relevant departments, so we can continue to grow. 

If you need anything else, let me know. 

[KateRobert]

Now that Dropbox owns Boxcryptor, hopefully they will use the awesome technology that Boxcryptor had to update Dropbox Vault and provide access to vault files even when offline (like boxcryptor did)