Dashcam Vault hasn't launched yet, but we're glad to answer questions early — check the FAQs below, or send us a message.
It reads the USB drive your Tesla records dashcam and Sentry footage to, explains what's on it in plain language (an inbox of events with human-readable reasons), auto-plays each event from the moment that triggered it, lets you watch all six cameras — seven on a Cybertruck — in sync, and keeps a verified, deduplicated archive of the clips you want to keep.
No. The drive is opened strictly read-only — Dashcam Vault never writes to, modifies, or deletes anything on it. Archiving copies clips to a separate folder on your Mac (or another drive you choose); the original on your Tesla drive is untouched.
Every archived clip is checked with a SHA-256 checksum, confirming the copy is byte-for-byte identical to the original on your drive. The checksum is visible in an info popover if you ever need to demonstrate the copy is faithful.
Maybe, or they may be encrypted by your car. Firmware 2026.20 and later can encrypt Sentry/Dashcam clips at the source; Dashcam Vault tells the two apart and explains which one it is, rather than showing a generic error. Encrypted clips still archive and verify fine — you'd just need Tesla's own tool to view their contents.
No. Dashcam Vault is a single $9.99 purchase on the Mac App Store — no subscription, no account, no in-app purchases. Everything is included from the first launch.
No. Everything happens locally on your Mac. The full policy is a two-minute read: Privacy Policy.
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