Definition
What is a photo vault for photographers?
Short answer
Cold storage for archived galleries — pay-once retention, separate from active plan storage.
Full definition
A photo vault is long-term archival storage for galleries the photographer no longer wants in their active library but doesn't want to delete. Vault storage is cheaper than active hot storage because it isn't served from CDN and doesn't count against the active plan quota. 12img Photo Vault uses pay-once retention — load it up, never lose access — with searchable metadata for retrieval years later.
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