Help · Files & saving
Where your work is saved
A project is saved in two places at once, and both happen on their own. It is stored in this browser on this device, and it is saved to your Crevano account, so it is waiting on any other computer you sign in on. On top of that, Save writes a .crev file you own, and that file is the copy that depends on nobody.
The studio opens signed in, so this is the normal state. If you sign out, the syncing stops and the copy in this browser is the one you are relying on — that is the case the third column below is about.
| | In your account | In this browser | Signed out | |---|---|---|---| | Happens automatically | Yes | Yes | Browser only | | Reaches your other devices | Yes | No | No | | Survives clearing your browser data | Yes | No | No | | We can see it | Only to run the service for you, and never to train anything | No | No |
The four copies, and what each survives
1. Your Crevano account. Automatic, within about ten seconds of a change, and the only one that survives a new computer without you doing anything. 5 GB on the free plan, and nothing you have stored is ever deleted to make room for something new.
2. This browser. Automatic, instant, needs nothing from you. It is what makes your gallery appear when you come back. It does not survive clearing your browsing data, and it does not exist at all in a private window.
3. A folder on your computer. Optional, Chrome and Edge only, and the best five seconds you will spend. Crevano writes a copy of every project into a folder you choose, every time anything changes.
- Go to your gallery.
- Click Projects: browser only in the header.
- Choose a folder and allow access.
The button then names your folder. Inside it you will find one ordinary .json file per project — you can back them up, put the folder in a cloud drive, or just look at them. These survive a cleared cache, and Crevano loads them back automatically the next time it starts.
4. A .crev file you saved yourself. The one that survives everything, including us. See Save and back up your work.
> Note > After clearing your browser data you may see Projects: reconnect on that button. The > folder permission is what was cleared, not your files. Click it, choose the same folder, and > your projects come back.
Uploaded photographs
Your uploads sit in this browser's storage too. They travel inside a .crev file when you save one, so a saved project always carries its own pictures — but the Uploads panel itself is per device. Keep the originals.
Which copy wins
If a project exists in both the browser and the connected folder, the newer one is used. So editing on one browser and opening in another cannot quietly throw away the later version.