Working with vaults

Store your important files in a vault to protect your personal information.

For each vault you create, you can:

•	Lock and protect important files — Prevents hackers and other users from accessing your personal information.
•	Select the vault size — Gives you the flexibility to create a vault with enough space to store all of your important files.
•	Set a vault password — Ensures that only you can access your personal files.

When you create a vault it becomes a virtual drive on your PC. File Lock automatically assigns the drive the first free letter at the end of the alphabet (for example, Z:\). If your PC already has a Z:\ drive, McAfee chooses the next free letter (for example, Y:\).

You can add or delete files in your vaults any time. Before you can access the files in your vaults, you need to enter the password. You can change your password at any time and, if you forget it, you can reset it. You reset your password by answering the security questions you created when you first set up File Lock.

McAfee recommends setting your vaults to lock automatically when you aren't using your PC, or when your screen saver is activated. This makes sure your files are always secure, even if you forget to lock your vault.

To access a vault that you created on another PC, you need to use the Access External Vault feature. This feature ensures the vault is set up properly.

It is important to back up your vaults. If your PC is damaged or stolen, you can still access your files from the backup.