Search and media

Last updated 2026-09-25

You can search by the words you type or by meaning, and attachments stay on this device unless you turn x402 on.

Word search

• It looks at titles and text inside the encrypted database.
• The words you type are not sent anywhere.
• It cannot see inside attached files or find a photo by what it shows.

Meaning search

• It stays off until you choose a helper.
• An on-device model, downloaded once, stays on this computer.
• A provider you pick receives passage text and your question; Memlore cannot stop it reading them.
• A helper on another computer on your network still gets the text, without a privacy notice. See AI.

Locks and hidden journals

• Both searches leave closed locks and hidden journals out of results until you open them.
• Hidden entries are never sent to a meaning helper.
• With Include locked entries on, locked text is sent before you open the second lock. See Locks.

Photos, video, and files

• They are not encrypted on this computer; anyone who opens the media folder can open them.
• Sync is off until you turn it on; files are sealed on this device first. See Sync.
• A Memlore export is not encrypted; attachments are ordinary files in it. See Backup and recovery.
• Only a Mac can make a video smaller; elsewhere clips stay as added.