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Introduction

Comcast Vault provides online access to manage and share your information backed up with Secure Backup and Share. This topic introduces concepts and terminology that you will come across frequently.

For more information, see Getting Started.

Home Page

The home page is the first page you see after you sign in to your Comcast Vault account. This page shows a consolidated view of your information backed up with Secure Backup and Share. It provides quick links for organizing and sharing your files, and even runs a random slideshow of your backed-up photos.

To access the home page from any Comcast Vault page, click .


Home Page

Explore Comcast Vault by clicking the options on this page.


  • Click to see all your backup files, including your music and photos. You can sort and filter your files here and group them into File Collections for quick access later.
  • Click to see all the photos you have backed up. You can switch the photos view between list view and thumbnails view. You can sort and filter your photos here and group them into Photo Albums.
  • Click to see all the music files you have backed up. You can sort and filter your music here and create Music Playlists. You can also play your online music files while you are here.
  • Click to open the Sharing Center, where you can manage all your shared files, collections, photo albums, and playlists, and assign access permissions to them.
  • Click to open the address book. Create new contacts here, and edit them. Share your files with contacts from your address book.
  • Click Upload to browse and upload files from your computer to your online Comcast Vault account.
  • Click Settings to make changes to your Comcast Vault account settings.
  • Click Help to access comprehensive online help for Comcast Vault.
  • Secure Backup and Share Usage shows an overview of your Secure Backup and Share account usage.
  • Use the Devices section to view your Secure Backup and Share account details, restore your files, increase your allowance for backup space, and add devices to your Secure Backup and Share account for backing up data.

Collection

A collection is a group of files you create. Collections can contain any files you choose, including music, photos, videos, documents, and so on.

You can see and edit your collections on the Everything page. You can assign access permissions to your collections and share them in the Sharing Center and on the Everything page.

For more information, see Creating a File Collection.

Photo Album

A photo album is a group of photo files you create. On the Photos page, you can categorize your pictures and group them into albums.

You can assign access permissions to your photo albums and share them in the Sharing Center and on the Photos page.

For more information, see Creating a Photo Album.

Playlist

A playlist is a group of music files you create. On the Music page, you can categorize your music and create playlists.

You can assign access permissions to your playlists and share them in the Sharing Center and on the Music page.

For more information, see Creating a Music Playlist.

Smart Collection, Smart Photo Album, and Smart Playlist

Smart collections are dynamic collections of any files that are created based on a view or on search criteria. Smart collections, photo albums, and playlists are automatically updated whenever you back up new items to your Secure Backup and Share account that match the criteria of a smart collection, photo album, or playlist.

You can share smart collections, smart photo albums, and smart playlists just as you would any normal collection, photo album or playlist.

For more information, see Creating a Smart Collection, Album, or Playlist.

Everything Page

On the Everything page, you can access, organize, and share all your Secure Backup and Share backup files, no matter what type they are. You can use the Everything page to preview, filter, search, tag, hide, create, and share normal and smart file collections.

To open the Everything page, click All Files Icon 
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Everything Page

Photos Page

On the Photos page, you can access, view, organize, and share all your backed-up photos. You can use the Photos page to filter, search, tag, hide, and create static and smart photo albums. You can also rotate photos, preview, and share them from here.

To open the Photos page, click All Photos Icon 
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Photos Page

Music Page

On the Music page, you can access, play, organize, and share all your backed-up music files. You can use the Music page to filter, search, tag, hide, and create static and smart playlists. You can even play music using the built-in music player, and share your customized playlists from here.

To open the Music page, click All Music Icon 
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Music Page

Address Book

On the Address Book page, you can create, edit, organize, and share content with your backed-up contacts. You can also search and tag contacts.

To open the Address Book page, click .

Sharing Center

On the Sharing Center page, you can see all the links you have shared and a list of people with whom you have shared content. You can change access permissions for your shared items and also stop sharing them from here.

To open the Sharing Center, click Sharing Center Icon 
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Sharing Center Page

Upload Page

Use the Upload page to quickly transfer files from your computer to your online Comcast Vault account. This is in addition to using your Secure Backup and Share remote backup to upload files.

To open the Upload page, click Upload.


Upload Page