Add photos, videos, and files

Anyone in the Chest can add to it. That includes the owner, a member, and a guest who has joined. The file that leaves the phone is the file kept in the Chest. The Chest has three tabs. All shows everything. Photos and Videos filter that list. A PDF or other file shows under All. An empty Photos tab says No photos. An empty Videos tab says No videos. Show all returns to everything.

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How do I add photos or videos?

1. Open the Chest.
2. Tap Add photos and videos.
3. Choose the photos or videos.

An empty Chest says Nothing here yet. The owner sees Add photos and videos. Everyone in this Chest can see them.

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How do I add something shared from another app?

Share the file to OurChest from the other app. OurChest opens Add to a Chest. Pick the Chest. If you are not signed in, OurChest says Sign in to add the shared files. Sign in, then pick the Chest. Android. On iPhone, share the file to OurChest and pick the Chest the same way.

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How do I see progress?

A row on the Chest shows the file that is still going in. Open Uploads for the list. A row that is still waiting says Waiting. One in progress says Adding. You can leave the screen. OurChest says You can leave OurChest. Adding continues, and it picks up again if the app is closed.

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How do I retry or cancel?

On a failed row, tap Retry. Tap Retry all to try every failed file again. Tap Cancel on a row that is still waiting or still adding. That file is not added. Android. On iPhone, the same actions are on the Uploads sheet.

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What if storage is full?

OurChest says Your storage is full. New uploads are paused. and New uploads are paused. Files already in the Chest stay where they are. You can still open them. New ones wait until there is room. Storage and your plan shows how full the account is.

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What if a file cannot be added?

OurChest says This type of file cannot be added. Photos, videos, and PDFs can be added. Other types are refused. Choose a different file.