The developer Hugo Soares offers Resolve Vault, a backup app for DaVinci Resolve. The app backs up projects on a schedule and, if desired, uploads the copies to Dropbox or Google Drive. Digital Production presented the program on November 10.
Resolve Vault is a one-time purchase with no subscription and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. DaVinci Resolve Studio is required: the free version of Resolve is ruled out because it lacks the necessary scripting interface. The app is not a product of Blackmagic Design, so questions go to the developer by email.
What does Resolve Vault back up?
The app works on three levels. Resolve Vault exports the open project at adjustable intervals between one minute and once a day as a .drp file with a timestamp in the name. The app backs up a local project library as a single archive, either at minute intervals or on a calendar schedule: daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Network databases based on PostgreSQL, which studios run as a shared Project Server (a server on which several people work on the same project), are backed up by the app using tools that Resolve Studio already includes.
What Resolve Vault backs up
Backup app for DaVinci Resolve Studio, one-time purchase without subscription
- Open project as a .drp file, from every minute to daily
- Local project library as a single archive
- Network database based on PostgreSQL
- Upload to Google Drive, Dropbox, or both
- Original footage and other source media
- The free version of Resolve
Sources: Resolve Vault, Digital Production
The app uploads the copies to Google Drive, to Dropbox, or to both. If an upload fails, the local copy is retained, according to the manufacturer's website. The app states the reason. When restoring, a database always results in a new copy, and the original remains unchanged. You import a .drp file into a project library. The site mentions encryption only for PostgreSQL backups: there, the file is encrypted before saving, both locally and in the cloud.
What does Resolve Vault cost and where are its limits?
The license is valid for up to two computers. The manufacturer's website states the current price in euros including VAT. Future updates are free according to the manufacturer's website; if the developer discontinues the app, updates and support end. A trial version runs for 14 days with all features, and you don't need a credit card for it.
Digital Production names three limits. Projects and databases are backed up, not the source media: original footage needs its own backup. The .drp export can briefly freeze Resolve, for longer with large projects; database backups do not cause this effect. In addition, all backups remain until manually deleted, so the storage requirement grows accordingly. Retention can optionally be limited.
It remains unclear which Resolve versions the app works with. For macOS, the site mentions only Apple chips; Intel Macs are not mentioned on the site. So far, only these two sources exist for Resolve Vault, and independent tests are lacking.
What this means for you
First check whether you work with Resolve Studio, because the free version is ruled out. Then test the app during the 14 days on a real project and try out a restoration before you rely on the copies: import a .drp file into a project library and open the project.
It is best to set the interval according to the size of your projects. With large projects, Resolve freezes for longer during the export, and an interval of one minute then disrupts you in the middle of editing. It's better to have the whole database backed up at night on a calendar schedule, since Resolve stays smooth that way.
Resolve Vault does not copy the original footage. So put the files on a second hard drive or in a separate backup, otherwise a restored project will lack the material. Also limit retention so that the backups in cloud storage don't keep growing over weeks.
Digital Production published the article on November 10, 2026.
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