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HushOS and OneDrive

OneDrive comes with Windows and Office. Microsoft can read what is in it; the Personal Vault adds a lock screen, not encryption you hold.

Question by question

Can the company read your files?

HushOSNo, never.Every file and its name is locked on your device before upload. We cannot read either.

OneDriveYes.Files are encrypted on Microsoft’s servers with Microsoft’s keys. Personal Vault asks you to verify your identity again; it does not change who holds the keys.

Your password

HushOSNever sent to us.Not even in a scrambled form. It is checked on your device.

OneDriveSent to Microsoft.Your Microsoft account password, to sign in.

Sharing

HushOSWith people, or by link.Locked on your device for each person you choose, in a way built to hold up against the computers of the future. Links can have a password and an end date. Stopping a share really stops it, even for what they had already seen.

OneDriveWith people, or by link.Passwords and expiry on Microsoft 365 plans. Microsoft can read what you share.

Free storage

HushOS2 GB.And more for every friend you invite.

OneDrive5 GB.Personal Vault holds three files on the free plan.

Open source

HushOSYes, all of it.The app and the server. Anyone can read it or run it.

OneDriveNo.

Run it yourself

HushOSYes, for free.With a Docker Compose guide.

OneDriveNo.

Apps

HushOSA web app.It installs on any phone or computer, like an app.

OneDriveWindows, Mac, Android and iOS.Built into Windows. Office opens files in place.

How it is paid for

HushOSStorage plans, nothing else.No advertising. Paid for by people who buy more storage.

OneDriveMicrosoft 365 subscriptions and storage plans.

Choose HushOS if

  • Nobody but you can read your files or their names.
  • Word and Excel files preview in HushOS too, without leaving your device.
  • Your password never leaves your device, and there is no vault to remember to lock.
  • Open source and yours to run.

OneDrive is the better pick if

  • You live in Word, Excel and Outlook and want files to open and save there without thinking about it.
  • Your files are already in the OneDrive folder on every Windows machine you own.

Moving from OneDrive

Start free with 2 GB
  1. Find your OneDrive folder in File Explorer.
  2. Drag what you want onto your HushOS Drive in the browser.
  3. Close the tab if you need to. Large uploads run in the background and resume.