Mistakes travel fast
A deleted folder, bad rename, broken plugin export, or accidental overwrite can become the newest state everywhere. VaultCopy gives you a separate snapshot you intentionally created.
Local-first Obsidian backup
A restorable copy of your vault, kept in your pocket.
Your vault is not just a folder. It is years of notes, links, drafts, research, and decisions. VaultCopy creates a verified local snapshot on your Mac and keeps a restore-ready copy on your iPhone, without turning your notes into another cloud dependency.
Same local network
No VaultCopy account
Optional encryption
Restore to a new empty folder
The gap VaultCopy covers
When a vault matters, "it is somewhere in sync" is not enough.
Sync keeps work current. Full-machine backup protects a Mac. Git protects what you commit. VaultCopy focuses on a narrower question: can you prove that a recent copy of this vault exists, is intact, and can be restored without overwriting the original?
A laptop is not a backup plan
If the Mac is unavailable, the vault should not be trapped inside that one machine. VaultCopy keeps a recent local copy on the device you are likely to carry.
Trust needs evidence
A backup should answer file count, archive hash, encryption state, and restore destination. VaultCopy turns those checks into visible product behavior.
Backup primitives you can inspect.
VaultCopy keeps the first release focused: one Mac vault, local transfer, verified snapshots, optional encryption, and a non-destructive restore path.
1
Create a local snapshot
The Mac Agent walks the vault folder, builds a manifest, archives the content, and can encrypt new backups when you choose a passphrase.
2
Verify before trusting it
VaultCopy checks archive SHA-256, manifest structure, file counts, and restore safety before presenting a backup as available.
3
Keep an off-Mac copy
The iPhone app stores recent verified snapshots locally and can export a `.vaultcopy` restore package when you need it.
How VaultCopy fits
Not another sync lane. A recovery lane.
VaultCopy is designed to sit beside the tools you already trust, not replace them. The difference is the job it refuses to blur.
Layer you may already use
Usually for
Where VaultCopy fits
Note sync
Keeping notes current across devices.
A separate, vault-sized backup package stored locally on iPhone and restored through a guarded Mac path.
File sync folders
File availability and continuous folder replication.
An intentional snapshot with manifest checks, archive hash, and a restore target that cannot overwrite your working vault.
Full-Mac backup
Whole-Mac backup and file recovery when the backup disk is available.
A portable iPhone-held vault copy for the one folder you care about most when the Mac is not in front of you.
Manual exports or Git
Power-user history when you remember to commit or export.
A guided backup ritual with visible status, optional encryption, and restore safety built into the product.
Clear first-release boundary
VaultCopy is backup, not a cloud service.
It is for people who already keep notes in a local Markdown or Obsidian vault and want a second, verifiable restore point away from the Mac.
- ✓No VaultCopy account for the Mac-to-iPhone backup path.
- ✓Your notes and restore packages are not uploaded to VaultCopy servers.
- ✓Pairing uses the local Mac Agent and a saved device token.
- ✓Restores are verified first and written only into a new empty folder.
A backup flow built for calm recovery.
The Mac Agent stays responsible for file access and archive creation. The iPhone becomes the local backup vault you can carry.
Install VaultCopy Agent on Mac
Download the signed and notarized DMG, move the Agent to Applications, and choose your Markdown vault.
Pair your iPhone locally
Scan the pairing QR code while Mac and iPhone are on the same reachable local network.
Create a verified snapshot
Tap Backup Now on iPhone. VaultCopy creates, downloads, and verifies the archive before saving it.
Restore without overwriting
Export a `.vaultcopy` package from iPhone and restore through the Mac Agent into a new empty folder.
Mac Agent
Signed DMG for local backup.
VaultCopy Agent includes its own runtime, uses Sparkle for user-approved updates, and serves the local backup workflow to your iPhone.
iPhone app
Your vault copy, not your cloud account.
The iPhone app stores verified local snapshots and exports restore packages. The App Store listing is not public yet; this site will link to the official App Store page after approval.
Support URL: https://vaultcopy.tokenlane.tech/support/
VaultCopy is an independent product for local Markdown and Obsidian-style vault folders.