Choose Your App
Drive is one account and one set of files in three apps. Sign in to any of them with the same account, enter your unlock password, and your files are there. Most people use more than one.
| Console | Desktop App | Mobile App | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Any web browser | Windows, macOS and Linux | Android |
| Get it | console.hippius.com | Download | Google Play |
| Best for | Getting to your files from any computer | Keeping folders on your computer in sync | Your phone's photos and videos |
Console
Use the console when you want your files without installing anything. Upload files of up to 100 MB each, open them in the browser, download a whole folder as a zip, and share links.
- Getting Started: sign in and find your way around.
- Drive: browse, upload, preview and download.
- Unlock Password: set it up, and restore access with your recovery seed.
- Shared Links: share files and folders, and manage your links.
- Billing: choose, change or cancel your Drive plan.
Desktop App
Use the desktop app to keep folders on your computer backed up and in sync across your computers. It has no browser size limit on files. It also sorts out conflicts when the same file changes on two devices, and on macOS you can share straight from Finder.
- Getting Started: install the app.
- Using the App: sign in and set up your first sync folder.
- Drive: uploads, sync progress, conflicts and pausing sync.
- Shared Links and Share from Finder: share files and folders.
- Billing: choose, change or cancel your Drive plan.
Mobile App
Use the mobile app for your files on the go, and to back up your phone's photos and videos without thinking about it.
- Getting Started: install the app and sign in.
- Your Files: browse, upload, open and organise.
- Camera Uploads: back up your photos and videos automatically.
- Sharing Files: send a file or folder with a link.
- Troubleshooting: when a backup stops or doesn't start.
One unlock password in every app
You set your unlock password once, and the same one then opens your files in every app. Each app asks for it at a different moment:
| App | Asks you to set it | Asks for it again |
|---|---|---|
| Console | The first time you upload a file or create a folder | The first time you upload, preview or download in each browser session |
| Desktop App | Right after your first sign-in | When you sign in on a new computer |
| Mobile App | Before your first upload on a new account | Once on a new phone, after you sign in |
If you forget it, your 12-word recovery seed restores access. The Console and Mobile App guides walk you through it.
One plan for every app
Your Drive plan covers your whole account. Everything you upload from any app counts toward the same storage. You can subscribe, change or cancel a plan in the console or the desktop app. The mobile app shows your plan but can't change it.