Introducing Spaces: a better Quick Access ✨
We’re excited to launch Spaces, a new way to organize your Quick Access items into custom categories. You can create multiple Spaces and personalize each with an icon, color, and title.
Summary (TL;DR)
Spaces are live. Create a Space in Quick Spaces and pin files or folders for instant one-click access.
Screenshots
Quick Spaces showing an example Space with a custom icon and color.
The Drive dashboard with Spaces in the sidebar.
What are Spaces?
Spaces are simple, focused collections for the files and folders you use most. Each Space is a category with:
- A title you choose (e.g., “Work”, “Personal”, “Projects”).
- An icon to help you scan quickly.
- A color to distinguish it visually.
Think of Spaces as labeled trays for your Quick Access items. They make it much faster to find the file you need.
How to create a Space
- Open Drive and navigate to Quick Spaces (on sidebar).
- Click Create Space (or the + button next to your existing Spaces).
- Pick a title, choose an icon and color, then add files or folders.
- Pin the Space to your sidebar for one-click access.
Warning
Spaces are private to your account by default. You can share files inside a Space as usual, but the Space grouping itself is personal.
Migration from Quick Access
If you were using Quick Access before, your pinned items are available when you create a new Space, and we’ll suggest migrating frequently used items as a starting point so you don’t have to rebuild everything.
Use cases
- Work: One Space for active projects and meeting materials.
- Personal: Quick access to personal notes, receipts, and photos.
- Shared Projects: Keep shared folders and documents together for a team.
- Short-term Focus: Create a temporary Space for a sprint or event, then archive it when you’re done.
Privacy & performance
Spaces are just a UI organization layer. They don’t change permissions or how files are stored. Performance is tuned so adding and switching Spaces stays fast even with many items.
For crypto nerds
Space names are encrypted client-side. Each name uses a random 32-byte salt and a filename-specific key derived from your 32-byte master key using an HMAC-based, HKDF-like expansion. Names are encrypted with XChaCha20-Poly1305 and stored together with a nonce and salt; your plain names never leave your device. Icons and colors remain visible, so your Spaces keep their personality (yes, your neon pink and tiny rocket icon are still there, and we think that’s great).
Important
Sign up for Ellipticc Drive and start using Spaces to organize your files now.
Sign up for DriveIf you have ideas for additional Space features (bulk editing, templates, or sharing Spaces), please tell us at [email protected]. We’re excited to build this with your feedback.