Documentation

1. Overview

NexVault is a Shopify media management app designed to reduce storage waste and improve store performance. It provides tools to scan, organize, and optimize your Shopify files while keeping actions safe and reversible.

Supported File Types

• Images (JPEG, PNG, WebP)
• Videos
• Documents (PDF, DOCX, XLSX)

What NexVault Helps You Do

• Detect unused/orphaned assets
• Find and remove duplicate media
• Compress images on upload or in bulk
• Keep a safe Trash window with restore

Safe by design: Most destructive actions flow through Trash first, giving you time to restore files if needed.

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2. Dashboard

The dashboard is your control center—showing storage usage, unused files, duplicates, and the progress of background scans.

Key Metrics

• Total Storage Used — overall media storage usage
• Unused / Orphaned Files — files not referenced anywhere
• Duplicate Files — duplicate groups detected
• Largest File — the biggest asset currently stored

Media Optimization Score

A quick indicator of how optimized your library is based on saved storage and compression coverage.

Score updates as scans finish

Tip: If you don’t see insights yet, run scans (unused files / duplicates) and refresh the dashboard when tasks complete.

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3. Files Explorer

The Files page lists all managed Shopify media with previews, usage counts, sizes, and status labels.

Column	Description
Preview	Thumbnail or quick indicator of the file type.
Type	Image, video, or document.
Size	The file’s size in KB/MB.
Usage	How many times the file is referenced (0 often implies orphaned).
Status	Used, Orphaned, or Trash.

Important: Orphaned means “not referenced”, not necessarily “unimportant”. Review before deleting.

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4. Duplicate Finder

Duplicate Finder groups identical or near-identical files so you can remove redundant copies. It highlights a “Master file” to keep and lists duplicates that can be deleted.

What Gets Compared

• Image signatures / hashing
• File size and metadata
• Group-level potential savings

Actions You Can Take

• Delete Now — remove duplicates immediately
• Schedule Clean — queue deletion for later
• Keep Master — preserve the best/primary file

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5. Upload & Compression

Upload media through NexVault to automatically optimize images and keep storage clean.

Compression Options

• Quality slider for lossy compression
• Convert PNG → JPEG (reduces size; removes transparency)
• Convert to WebP for modern smaller files
• Resize max width (keeps aspect ratio)

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8. Settings

Settings control storage limits, automation schedules, notifications, and default compression behavior.

Tip: Start with conservative settings (higher quality, smaller batch sizes) and adjust as you gain confidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I have so many orphaned files?

Orphans commonly accumulate after deleting products, replacing images, switching themes, or importing media in bulk. Shopify doesn't automatically delete the associated media when a product is deleted.