Sozo

In development · Mac & Windows

A way back from an agent’s mistake.

A cloud recovery bin for the files that AI agents and terminal commands delete directly, bypassing Trash or Recycle Bin.

We’re building a desktop app that saves a recoverable copy before a covered deletion takes place. Protection is not available yet.

Explore the intended workflow
The principle

Keep a recovery copy

Capture, encrypt and verify in the cloud.

Then allow removal

Complete the matching local deletion.

The intended sequence for covered deletions, once the user enables protection.

How it is designed to work

A second chance.
Before a file is gone.

Some deletions never reach the bin. Sozo is being built for direct file removals by agents, their subprocesses and command-line tools.

  1. Choose to protect your files

    The owner enables protection on their computer. The product is designed to capture files being deleted, rather than continuously upload everything on the device.

  2. Save a copy before removal

    For a covered deletion, the intended workflow captures the file, encrypts it and verifies its cloud recovery copy before permitting the matching removal.

  3. Find it and bring it back

    When a deletion turns out to be a mistake, the goal is to make that saved copy easy to find and restore during its retention period.

Your files. Your decisions.

The owner stays in control.

Time to recover
Our goal is a default recovery window of at least 30 days, with owner-controlled retention.
Permission to help
Owners can choose to let an agent search for and restore saved files. Agents will not have permission to purge recovery copies.
Control over removal
The owner can explicitly delete a recovery copy sooner. Files expire according to the selected retention settings.

Why we’re building it

From firsthand experience.

As a developer, I have lost important files when an AI agent deleted them directly. They were not in Trash or Recycle Bin, and there was no backup to recover.

Sozo grew from that experience: give people time to notice a mistake, find the deleted work and get it back.

Gracious Ikhine Developer, Sozo

Current status

In development.

The planned product is for Mac and Windows laptops and desktops. Automatic capture and the complete cloud recovery workflow are still being developed and tested. There is no public app download, and Sozo is not protecting files on your device today.