Locations //top\\ — Cryptomator

Here’s a structured report on — covering where you can store vaults, where the app installs files, and where configuration/data is kept on different operating systems.

| | User‑Defined? | Typical OS Location | | ---------------------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | Vault folder | Yes | Any local, external, or cloud‑synced folder | | Cryptomator app binaries | No (installer) | Program Files (Win), /Applications (macOS) | | User settings / vault list | No | %APPDATA% (Win), ~/Library/Application Support (macOS), ~/.config (Linux) | | Logs | No | Inside the config folder or separate logs dir | | Cache | No | Temp / cache directories per OS | cryptomator locations

This location is temporary. It only exists while the vault is unlocked. Once you lock the vault, this drive disappears. Do not try to back up files from this location; always back up the encrypted Vault Location. Here’s a structured report on — covering where

place a Cryptomator vault inside another encrypted container (e.g., VeraCrypt volume, Box’s “Vault”, pCloud Crypto folder). This can cause corruption or sync conflicts. It only exists while the vault is unlocked