A permanent digital archive for what matters
Archives are supposed to outlive everything — companies, subscriptions, hard drives. Long Drive gives your important documents a home that is designed to last.
Start Your ArchiveNever expires
Archive files are stored on Arweave with a prepaid endowment. There is no renewal date and no fee that lapses.
Tamper-evident
Each file carries a transaction ID and hash on a public ledger. You can prove a document is authentic and unmodified.
Optional encryption
Confidential archives can be encrypted in your browser — only someone with the password can read them.
01Why digital archives fail
Hard drives fail. Cloud subscriptions get cancelled. File formats become obsolete. A digital archive should be built on infrastructure that treats preservation as its primary job.
Long Drive archives files on the Arweave network, where data is stored by a decentralized set of miners funded by a permanent endowment.
02What belongs in a permanent archive
Contracts and agreements that must remain provable for decades. Tax records and invoices. Family records — birth certificates, property deeds, letters. Research data and creative source files.
Because files under 100 KB are free forever, even small but critical documents — a signed contract, a certificate, a will — can be preserved at no cost.
03Archive with integrity
When you upload, Long Drive returns a transaction ID and file hash. Verify any file later against the public Arweave ledger to confirm it has not been altered.
For sensitive archives, enable browser-side encryption. The platform cannot read your encrypted archive, so confidentiality does not depend on our good behaviour.
Archive FAQ
Can archives be updated?
Files on Arweave are immutable once stored. To update an archive, upload a new version — the old transaction remains as a permanent record, which is useful for audit trails.
Is 100 KB free really forever?
Yes. Files under 100 KB are uploaded through the free tier and stored permanently at no cost, with no time limit.
Who can read my archive?
If you do not encrypt, files are publicly readable on Arweave like any on-chain data (only you hold the management link). If you encrypt with your password, only you can read them.