Home Storage v1.0

March 2025

About the application

Manage the products stored in your home

Home Storage is an app that lets you record information about your shopping items. It offers a simple system for keeping track of your food. Check if it needs to be replenished or if it is about to expire so you can consume it without wasting any product.

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Version 1.0

  1. Getting started
  2. Installation

    Application preferences

    Preferences allow you to generally configure application characteristics:

  3. Shopping list
  4. The shopping list screen shows the products you are tracking and the different statuses for their management (expired, out of stock, and others).

    You can select any of the list to access the details.

    When you start the application, your favorite list is displayed by default, selected from the list and marked as primary.

    Shopping List Information

    The information on the list is organized into 3 sections:

  5. Storage
  6. The warehouse is the complete repository of the products you manage from the shopping lists.

    You can enter as many as you want with the relevant information for each product.

    Each product displays the information and items it currently contains.

  7. Managing data
  8. It is important to add the necessary categories and records for a better classification of the information.

    Open the sidebar to add the categories you need.

    Backup to Google Drive

    The app saves your data to a local database on your device.

    It is good practice to periodically make backup copies.

    For your convenience, you can use the free Google Drive service and keep a copy of your data synchronized in the cloud.

    Open the sidebar and use the 'Sync' menu to access the service connection screen. Remember to previously enable the service on your account.

    Once accredited, you must grant the necessary permissions so that the application can synchronize the 'storage.db' file, which is the application's database.

    Review the Private Policy for more information about the use of your data.

    ATTENTION: make sure you choose a folder intended to store the file and do not change its location inadvertently.

    Import and export

    The application allows you to exchange data with external applications in CSV format.

    ATTENTION: Before performing these operations, be sure to make a copy of your data.

    Delete and restore data

    You can delete all data and restore a copy with initial data.

    ATTENTION: Before performing these operations, be sure to make a copy of your data.

    Manage attachments

    List and delete the files used as attachments in the application.

    Synchronize attachments

    Synchronize the attachments in the remote location of the Drive and your device to have all the attachments of the application updated.

    ATTENTION: Before performing these operations, be sure to make a copy of your data.

  9. Share the use of the application
  10. The remote copy option with Google Drive offers the possibility of sharing the application between two or more users.

    To share the application and its data

    ATTENTION: Be sure to update your local version beforehand to obtain data that another user may have added to the application.

    Likewise, update the remote version with your changes and inform other users to update the new version. This will avoid conflicts and data loss.

    Activate automatic checking of changes in preferences to notify you that synchronization is necessary.

  11. Database encryption
  12. The database is encrypted by default with the key 'password' for free access to data.

    The encryption is SQLCipher version 4.5.4.

  13. Manage the database with Dbeaver
  14. You can import the data stored in the "storage.db" file using external managers that support the encryption.

    The import process is explained below with the free Dbeaver tool:



Thanks for using the application!