Secure File Storage allows Premium users to keep important documents at their fingertips without having to worry about losing them or someone getting unwanted access to them.
Secure File Storage uses the same powerful encryption and security infrastructure protecting your passwords and Secure Notes to store documents in your Dashlane app.
Wherever you have access to your devices, you'll have access to those files. And because Dashlane backs up your encrypted data, you never have to worry about losing your files.
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File storage details
Secure Document Storage allows you to store the most common document, media, and compressed files. Accepted file types include the following:
- Documents: doc, docx, key, numbers, ods, odt, pages, pdf, ppt, pptx, txt, xls, xlsx
- Media: 3gp, aac, avi, bmp, flac, gif, jpg, m4a, mkv, mov, mp3, mp4, mpg, ogg, png, raw, tiff, wav, webm, wmv
- Other: 7z, db, rar, zip
- Documents without extensions
Dashlane allows you to store up to 1 GB of files within your account. Individual files are currently limited to less than 50 MB in size.
Important notes:
- For security reasons, we currently do not allow you to preview attachments within Dashlane. To view them, you must download them.
- For now, you cannot share Secure Notes that have attachments.
- If you are no longer a Premium or trial plan user and previously created secure files, you can keep those files but cannot add new ones.
Manage secure documents in the desktop application
How to store a file in the desktop app
- Create or open an existing Secure Note you want to attach your file to.
- Click Attach a file in the upper-right corner of the note, which prompts you to select the file on your device that you want to upload.
Once you have attached a file to a Secure Note, it's listed on the Attached files tab in the note. Once you have saved your note, the icon in your list of Secure Notes will show a small paperclip to indicate that the note now has an attachment.
For example, if you're traveling abroad, you might create a "Travel Docs" note and attach scans of your passport or other important documents to it.
How to download a file in the desktop app
- Hover over the entry for that file and click Download. You'll be prompted to choose where to download the file. For security reasons, we currently do not allow you to preview your attachments directly within Dashlane.
How to delete a file in the desktop app
- Hover over the entry for that file and click Delete. You'll be asked to confirm because this cannot be undone.
Note that if you delete a Secure Note, you will delete all of the files attached to it. Be sure you want to delete your files before doing so because this cannot be undone.
Manage secure documents in the new Dashlane app for Safari
How to store a file in the new Dashlane app for Safari
- Create or open an existing Secure Note to attach your file to.
- To open the page that lists the files attached to the note, tap the paperclip icon in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the plus sign (+) in the upper right-hand corner. This prompts you to select the file to upload.
How to open a file in the new Dashlane app for Safari
- Click the file in the list of files attached to the Secure Note and select Open. You'll be prompted to choose where to display or download the file. For security reasons, we currently do not allow you to preview your attachments directly within Dashlane.
How to delete a file in the new Dashlane app for Safari
- Click the file in the list of files attached to the Secure Note and select Delete. You'll be asked to confirm because this cannot be undone.
Manage secure documents on your iOS mobile device
How to store a file on your iOS device
- Create or open the existing Secure Note you want to attach your file to.
- Tap the paperclip icon in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen to open the page that lists the files attached to the note.
- Tap the plus sign (+) in the upper right-hand corner. This prompts you to select the file you want to upload.
Once you have saved your note, the icon in your list of Secure Notes will show a small paperclip to indicate that the note now has an attachment.
How to open a file on your iOS device
- Tap the file in the list of files attached to the Secure Note and tap Open. You'll be prompted to choose where to display or download the file. For security reasons, we currently do not allow you to preview your attachments directly within Dashlane.
How to delete a file on your iOS device
- Tap the file in the list of files attached to the Secure Note and select Delete. You'll be asked to confirm because this cannot be undone.
Manage secure documents on your Android mobile device
How to store a file on your Android device
- Create or open the existing Secure Note you want to attach your file to.
- Tap the paperclip icon in the menu bar at the bottom of the screen to open the page that lists the files attached to the note.
- Tap the plus sign (+) in the lower right-hand corner. This prompts you to select the file you want to upload.
Once you have saved your note, the icon in your list of Secure Notes will show a small paperclip to indicate that the note now has an attachment.
How to open a file on your Android device
- Tap the file in the list of files attached to the Secure Note and tap Open. You'll be prompted to choose where to display or download the file. For security reasons, we currently do not allow you to preview your attachments directly within Dashlane.
How to delete a file on your Android device
- Tap the file in the list of files attached to the Secure Note and select Delete. You'll be asked to confirm because this cannot be undone.