How To Use Save by OpenArchive
This guide will help new users set up and use OpenArchive’s secure mobile archiving
app Save (Secure, Archive, Verify, Encrypt). In it, you will learn about the various features
it offers and different setting options that can help you customize your experience.

WHAT Save Can Do
Save is an app for Android and iOS that helps you preserve and protect your mobile
multimedia. We built Save with and for those working in archival, human rights,
journalism, and activist spaces in order to fill critical security, preservation, andaccessibility gaps in their workflows.
Save is a secure workflow tool that will help you safely send mobile media from yourphone to either public or private servers while collecting contextual metadata to help
you verify the media.
Save enables you to:● Upload your verified mobile media to three types of servers; Nextcloud (private,secure, & open source) or any webDAV-compatible server, the Internet Archive(public), and Google Drive (private but closed source).
● Control access to and create in-app project folders to help you stay secure andorganized.
● Add critical metadata like notes and location information to individual or batchuploads.
● Authenticate and verify your media with sha256 hashes and optional Proofmode.
● Protect your media in transit with Transport Layer Security and optional Tor (theonion router).
● Easily add Creative Commons licenses, allowing others to know your intentions forreuse of your media.

WHAT Save Cannot Do● Save DOES NOT provide an archive to store your media or personal information● Save DOES NOT store your media or personal information anywhere else
● Save DOES NOT yet have a killswitch or ability to mask the app on your phone andit is not yet end-to-end encrypted (but these features are coming soon

HOW To Install, Set Up Save, & Connect to Servers
Step 1: Download Save on your phone
Download the Save app for Android from Google Play.
Download the Save app for iPhone from the App Store.
After installation, select ‘open’.
Step 2: Swipe through the welcome screensUpon first opening Save, you’ll be greeted with a series of screens that welcome you tothe app. To begin, tap ‘Get Started.’
These screens give you a quick overview of how you can:● connect to a private server or the Internet Archive;● organize your media into custom folders and add context-setting metadata likelocation and notes and flag significant content;● ensure authenticity to support verification workflows;● and how to enable Tor to encrypt your media for safer transit.
Step 3: Connect to a Server
To archive your media, you will now need to connect to a server. You can choose toconnect to a private open-source server like Nextcloud, Google Drive, a privatecommercial server like Google Drive*, or share publicly on the Internet Archive (see thebottom of this document for more information about the different servers and when touse each). Choose your preferred server and connect.
* Important note on Google Drive:
In response to requests from communities, the OpenArchive team has added Google
Drive as a new backend option. Due to Google's security protocols, there arelimitations on how users can connect to Google Drive through Save.
When connecting to Google Drive please note the following…
You cannot:● Access your existing or shared folders in Google Drive (e.g. if a GDrive
manager wants many people to send media to their folder, this will not bepossible)● Add media to your existing or shared folders in Google Drive
You can:● Create new folders● Only access and see the folders that you created in Save
● Add media to folders you created in Save

Step 4: Add a folder
Tap the teal plus icon at the bottom of your screen. First-time users will be prompted to
add a folder to store media on the server. You can create a new folder or browse existing
folders on the chosen server.
Step 5: Add media, metadata, & flagging significant content
Tap the teal plus icon to select media from your camera roll or gallery for uploading.
After you’ve chosen your media, you can edit one file or bulk/batch edit as many files as
you like. Here you can add location and notes information. You can also tap the yellow“significant content“ flag to identify sensitive media that will then be stored in a
separate subfolder to alert viewers that this content may be violent or disturbing before
they see it (you can also use this feature as a way to save “favorites” from within the bulkupload). You will be able to see the upload progress from your home screen.
Step 6: Add audio files or documents
Along with uploading media from your camera roll, you can also use Save to uploadother types of files on your phone, such as documents, voice notes, etc. Long-press andhold the teal plus icon and then add media by choosing “files”. Then select the files fromyour phone to upload. Once chosen, you can edit the metadata for these files andupload them just as you would photos or videos.

How to Customize Save’s Settings
SecureArchive

VerifyEncryptSave offers some powerful settings that allow you to customize the app to your needs.
To get to the settings, touch the cogwheel at the bottom right of your screen.
You will then be taken to a setting page that offers options to do the following:
Secure● Lock the app with your passcode or biometric ID● Hide app content in background
Archive● Choose servers to see which servers you are connected to and your login
information for each server. You can also disconnect the server(s) from the app.
● Choose folders to remove* or archive a folder.
○ *Removing a folder removes the folder and its thumbnails from your phone.
However, it will NOT remove any media or files from the server or yourphone’s camera roll/other file folders.
○ Archiving a folder will move it from the active workspace view and save it forlater access. You can then access archived folders from this screen bytapping “View Archived Folders”.
● Once you add a server or folder, you will be prompted to choose a Creative
Commons license for the media on that server or in that folder. A Creative
Commons license allows you to share your intentions for future use, republishing,remixing, and distribution of your media. For ease of use, you have the option toenable the same Creative Commons license for all folders per chosen server, or
you can tap an individual folder and set unique Creative Commons licenses forthat specific folder.
● Choose the level of media compression (smaller/lower vs. larger/higher quality).
Verify● You can use Proofmode to notarize and add more metadata to your media. You
will need to use in-app capture when you are running Proofmode to add extra
metadata to further corroborate/verify your media’s built-in metadata (exif data).
Note that Save does not store your photos and videos within the app.
Encrypt● Your media is always sent over Transport Layer Security (TLS) and you can haveadditional security by choosing to only send media over the Tor network.
Device Settings● Theme● Only upload media while using a WiFi connection

WHERE Your Media Goes***Save does not store your media***. When using Save, you have full agency over thelifecycle of your media: you can decide where to store it and how you want to share it inthe future.
The app connects to three different types of servers, so you can choose which works
best for you:
1) Secure, private, paid, and open source WebDAV-compatible servers, likeNextcloud;2) Private closed source server, (Google Drive), or;
3) The Internet Archive, a nonprofit archive offering a free, public server or paid
private servers.

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