# Shared Vaults Overview

A Shared Vault is is a way of sharing items between other members. It is [<span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">created</span> ](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/50)and <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[shared](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/51)</span> with other Members.

It can be <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[renamed](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/59)</span> after creation.

A number of options are available from the <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[Context Menu of a Shared Vault Item](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/124)</span>, depending on the Item Type, such as:

- Copy username: Copies the Username to the clipboard (for Login Items)
- Copy password: Copies the Password to the clipboard (for Login Items)
- Launch : Launches the URI associated with the Item (for Login Items)
- <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[Attachments](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/75)</span>: Displays the Attachment Screen
- <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[Collections](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/65)</span>: Displays the Collections Screen
- <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[Delete](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/42)</span>: Deletes the Item (after Confirmation)

It can contain <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">[one or more Collections](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/67)</span></span>. It can contain <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">[one or more Items](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/62)</span></span> that can be shared with Members via Collections.

Members can be added with different <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[Roles within the Shared Vault](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/57)</span> and given [<span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">access to Collections</span>](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/52).

Temporary access to a Shared Vault can be <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[revoked](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/53)</span> or <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[restored](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/55)</span>. Members can also be <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">[removed permanently](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/56)</span></span> or they can <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[leave the Shared Vault](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/49)</span>.

A Shared Vault can be <span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[purged of its data](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/60)</span> (while keeping the Shared Vault) or [<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;">deleted entirely</span></span>](https://vault-doc.wallix.com/link/61).