Search across devices — without uploading media
Sync embeddings, metadata, and device locations for remote search. OwAI never stores originals, previews, or proxy clips.
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Try this workflow
Enable Cloud index sync after connecting your account and let the first sync finish. Remote search can then find indexed media across your devices, with folder names and file locations. Subsequent sync transfers changes, not a fresh copy of every file.
What to expect
Local folders: The index stores metadata and embeddings, not a media backup. Offline results reflect the last sync. Optional remote previews separately require an online owner and Remote media access enabled; it is off by default. For OneDrive, previews and library edits use the connected cloud account without needing the desktop online or its media relay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are my photos or videos stored in the cloud?
The OwAI cloud index stores metadata and embeddings, not original media. Connected OneDrive originals stay in OneDrive. Optional desktop caches are local; OwAI is not another cloud media backup.
What happens when another device is offline?
Local folders: The index stores metadata and embeddings, not a media backup. Offline results reflect the last sync. Optional remote previews separately require an online owner and Remote media access enabled; it is off by default. For OneDrive, previews and library edits use the connected cloud account without needing the desktop online or its media relay.