ColdStore
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For Mac and Windows, with iPhone and Android companions

Free up your disk. Keep every project.

ColdStore moves the projects you aren't using to encrypted storage you choose, and brings each one back exactly as it was when you need it.

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Free trial included. Bringing projects back always works, even after the trial ends.

ColdStore in numbers

  • AES‑256‑GCMEncryption on your device, before anything is uploaded
  • 4 MBChunks, with duplicates stored once
  • 5Devices on one email account
  • 7 daysA command waits for a device that's offline
  • 0Files deleted. Clean up and uninstall use the Trash.
How it works

Set it up once. It keeps your disk clear.

You keep the projects you're working on. Projects you haven't opened in a while move to your storage, and come back when you open them.

  1. 01

    Choose your storage

    A folder, external drive or NAS, Amazon S3, Google Drive, or your company's storage. You can use more than one.

  2. 02

    Idle projects move

    Pick how long a project can sit unused: 7, 15, 30, 60 or 90 days, or your own number. Projects open in an editor or terminal are skipped.

  3. 03

    Bring one back

    Open the placeholder or click Bring back. The whole project returns as it was, including its git history.

Moving safely

Nothing is removed until the copy is checked.

  1. Checked firstNo open files and no changes in progress. Projects open in an editor or terminal wait.
  2. Split and compressedWhole projects move together in 4 MB chunks. Duplicates are stored once.
  3. Encrypted on your computerEvery chunk is sealed with AES-256-GCM before it leaves.
  4. Uploaded, read back, freedEach chunk is read back from storage and checked. Only then does the folder become a placeholder.
Security

Encrypted on your computer. Before anything is uploaded.

Your storage provider sees only numbered pack files: no names, no folders, no code. The keys stay in your Keychain or Credential Manager.

How security works

Your keys stay with you

Nobody else can decrypt your files. A recovery key opens them on a new computer.

Secrets stay home

.env files, keys and certificates aren't uploaded unless you choose to include them.

Counts, not contents

The license server gets totals and versions, never file names, paths or keys.

Tools for your computer

See what's using your computer. Turn off what you don't want.

Every change shows up for review first and can be undone later. Nothing is deleted: it goes to the Trash or the Recycle Bin.

Usage

Memory and CPU, grouped by app

Helpers and background processes count under the app that started them. Docker containers and virtual machines are listed too.

Apple Intelligence

Off, if you want it off

Get back the space its models take. On Windows: Copilot, Recall and Click to Do.

Storage breakdownComing soon

Find the same file three times

See where your space goes, folder by folder. Copies of the same file go to the Trash, and one always stays.

AlertsComing soon

Low on space? Your phone knows

When a computer runs low on disk or memory, your other devices get an alert with a button that helps.

Full backupComing soon

Back up, then format

Desktop, Documents, Downloads and every project go to your own encrypted storage, ready for a new computer.

Clean up

Caches and old files go to the Trash

Caches of apps that are running, and dev caches whose tools are running, are left alone.

AI agents

Your coding agents at a glance

Claude Code and Codex sessions running now, and tokens used this week. Counts only, never conversations.

Privacy and settings

Review before anything changes

Privacy, ads, Finder, Dock and typing. Undo Changes keeps the way back.

Uninstall

An app and what it left behind

The app and its Library files go to the Trash, so you can put them back. On Windows, each app's own uninstaller runs.

Your devices

Who's online, at a glance

Every computer signed in with your email, with its free space and when it was last seen.

Mac, Windows and phones

One storage. Every computer you own.

Mac and Windows share one storage format, so a project moved on one can come back on the other. Phones don't hold projects: they show your computers and open single files.

Mac

The full app, plus This Mac: usage, Apple Intelligence, privacy, cleanup and uninstall. Never restarts Finder or the Dock unless you ask.

Windows

A native app with This PC: Copilot, Recall and Click to Do off by per-user policy, File Explorer and taskbar settings, clean up to the Recycle Bin.

iPhone

Approve a new device by matching a six-digit code, see each computer's status, and download a single file, decrypted on the phone.

Android

The same companion, built with Android's own SDK. Organization admins can approve recovery requests from it.

Remote management Coming soon

Your devices, from any of your devices.

See which devices are online and what each one reports. Ask a computer to move projects, bring one back or clean up, from any network.

MacBook ProOnline · now
Disk free188 GB
MemoryNormal
In the cloud14 projects
Battery82%
Actions
Move idle projects3 projects · 22.3 GB Bring a project back Clean upReview first Quit an app
  • Same email only. A fixed list of actions, never a shell command.
  • Offline? It waits. A command runs when the device is back, for up to 7 days.
  • Settings stay read-only. Changing them needs the review on the device itself.
Organizations

One admin panel for your whole team.

Hand out licenses, set plans and limits, add company storage, and show your organization's name and logo in the app.

  • Plans and limits: cloud data, devices per person, which storages are allowed.
  • Recovery with approval. Someone on a new laptop asks, and an admin approves.
  • Host the panel yourself if you prefer. It's one small server with no dependencies.
Pricing

Start with a free trial.

Free on one computer. Start with a 14-day full trial, then pick Pro, Lifetime or Teams when you want more.

No storage fees from us: use the storage you already have.

Free

$0

Free forever on one computer

  • 1 computer
  • Up to 20 GB moved to the cloud
  • Google Drive, or a folder or drive
  • Manual moving
  • This Mac and This PC tools
  • A 14-day full trial first
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Pro

$39.99/year

Save 33%: $3.33 a month, or $4.99 monthly

  • Up to 5 devices on one email, computers and phones
  • Unlimited cloud
  • Every storage: Google Drive, iCloud Drive, S3, folders, NAS
  • Automatic moving
  • Duplicates, Backup and remote management
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Lifetime

$99.99once

Pay once, keep it

  • Everything in Pro, on 5 devices
  • One-time purchase
  • Updates for this major version
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Teams

$59.99per person/year

or $5.99 per person monthly · minimum 3 people

  • Everything in Pro, per person
  • Organization admin panel
  • Company storage: S3, Google shared drive, network folder
  • Recovery approvals by admins
  • Policies, invoices, self-hosting
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Prices in India: Pro ₹399/month or ₹2,999/year · Lifetime ₹7,499 · Teams ₹499 per person/month or ₹4,999 per person/year

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FAQ

Questions

What happens to a project folder when it moves?

It's replaced by a small placeholder in the same place, so you can always see what's in the cloud. Open it or click Bring back and the whole project comes back exactly, including git history.

Does ColdStore ever delete my files?

No. A project's local copy is only swapped for a placeholder after every chunk has been read back from storage and checked. Clean up and uninstall move things to the Trash (or the Recycle Bin on Windows), so you can put them back.

What if I'm still working on something?

Projects open in an editor or terminal are skipped, and so are caches of apps that are running. You can also set any project to "Keep on this Mac".

Can my storage provider or the license server see my code?

No. Everything is encrypted with AES-256-GCM on your device first. Your provider sees only pack files. The license server receives counts and versions, never names, paths, contents or keys.

Are .env files and keys uploaded?

Not unless you, or your organization, choose to include them. By default .env files, keys, certificates and similar stay in the placeholder on your computer.

What happens when the free trial ends?

You keep the Free plan: one computer, up to 20 GB in the cloud, manual moving. Bringing projects back keeps working, always. There's one free trial per computer.

Can I use it on more than one computer?

Yes. Sign in with your email on up to 5 devices. Mac and Windows share the same storage, so a project moved on one can come back on the other.

What if I lose my computer?

Set up ColdStore on the new one, pick any of your storages and enter your recovery key. Your settings and projects come back from the encrypted copy kept in storage. In an organization, an admin can approve a recovery request.