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On the label it is low-risk: File Manager Vault & Explorer collects some data but says none of it is linked to you or used for tracking. None of it falls in Apple's most sensitive categories (health, financial, location, contacts or your own content). In total the label lists 2 data types; 45% of file managers we checked declare tracking.
File Manager Vault & Explorer privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
File Manager Vault & Explorer collects some data but says none of it is linked to your identity, and none is used for tracking.
Did File Manager Vault & Explorer ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what File Manager Vault & Explorer's developer declared.
Location is not on File Manager Vault & Explorer's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on File Manager Vault & Explorer's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts is not on File Manager Vault & Explorer's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
File Manager Vault & Explorer declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on File Manager Vault & Explorer's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What File Manager Vault & Explorer collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| Usage DataNot linked to you | What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. | There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings. |
| DiagnosticsNot linked to you | Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate. |
What File Manager Vault & Explorer's label means for you
File Manager Vault & Explorer's label has 2 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Every type on File Manager Vault & Explorer's label is in the “not linked” section, so the developer says the data is stripped of anything that identifies you before it is used. That is typical of anonymous analytics and crash reporting. Not linked is still collected: the data leaves your phone.
None of the data types fall into the categories most people consider sensitive: health, financial information, precise location, contacts, browsing history or the content you create.
File managers connect to cloud drives, servers and your Files app. The app can see whatever you open in it. Review connected accounts, and remove ones you no longer use from both the app and the cloud provider's security page.
Among the 112 file managers in our snapshot with a label, 45% declare tracking, 51% collect data linked to you and 36% say they collect nothing. File Manager Vault & Explorer lists 2 data types, about the same as the average of 1.5 for this group.
Utilities range from calculators to VPNs, so their labels vary more than any other category. A simple tool that collects identifiers and usage data for tracking is a sign of advertising SDKs.
Settings to check for File Manager Vault & Explorer
- 1
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 2
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › File Manager Vault & Explorer › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does File Manager Vault & Explorer track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on File Manager Vault & Explorer's label.
Does File Manager Vault & Explorer track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock File Manager Vault & Explorer behind Face ID
- Find File Manager Vault & Explorer on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. File Manager Vault & Explorer now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not File Manager Vault & Explorer has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About File Manager Vault & Explorer
| Developer | Yash Baraiya |
| App Store category | Utilities (also Productivity) |
| Latest version | 1.0.3, released July 2025 |
| First released | February 2025 |
| Requires | iOS 15.0 or later |
| Size | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 11 (AR, EN, FR, DE, HI, JA, PT, RU…) |
| Bundle ID | com.filesmanage.filemanagerapp2025 |
The current version shipped in July 2025, over a year before our snapshot. Older apps can lag behind iOS privacy features such as limited photo and contact access.
Also by Yash Baraiya: Photo Vault Secure Gallery, Gallery Photo Vault & Cleaner.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what File Manager Vault & Explorer sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask File Manager Vault & Explorer's developer: Which of my connected accounts can this app reach?
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Your File Manager Vault & Explorer privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on File Manager Vault & Explorer's label.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Usage Data appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.