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Best Practice: Create a Couple of Vaults and Folders to Start
If you are just getting started with SmartVault, you may choose to build out your vault and folder structure organically, by simply adding documents to SmartVault whenever you have a document you want to securely store and share. If this scenario describes how you plan to first start using SmartVault, first create at least two vaults in SmartVault, and then create at least one parent folder and subfolder under each vault to get started. This will help you get a feel for how you can use vaults, folders, and subfolders in SmartVault to help you organize your data.
You can create these initial vaults and folders using either the SmartVault portal or the SmartVault Drive. For more information about creating vaults and folders, see the following topics:
• “Creating Vaults in the SmartVault Portal”
• “Creating Vaults Using the SmartVault Drive”
• “Creating Folders in the SmartVault Portal”
• “Creating Folders Using SmartVault Drives”
After you create your first few vaults and folders, you are ready to start uploading documents into your vaults and folders. Once you have uploaded your documents, you can share your documents securely with other users by sharing your vaults and folders with other users as appropriate. For more information, see the following topics:
• “Uploading Documents”
• “Sharing Vaults” and “Sharing Folders”