It is always a good practice to take a backup of your data so in case you lose access to your account, you don't lose your notes. Currently backups are local only.
> Since all your data is end-to-end encrypted, we do not have the access to restore your account if you forgot your account password and recovery key. Therefore we recommend that you store your password safely and make sure that you have saved your [account recovery key](/how-to-save-account-recovery-key).
> On **android** when you take a backup first time, you will be asked to select a folder on your phone where you would like to store backup files. You can always change your backup files location from `Backups > Change backup location`.
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> Regardless of the folder you select, Notesnook will create a folder "Notesnook/backups" inside it and store backup files there.
On mobile and desktop apps you can enable automatic daily, weekly or monthly backups of your notes. Your data will backup automatically and backup file will be stored locally.
# [Desktop/Web](#/tab/web)
1. Go to Settings > Backup & Restore
2. Select automatic backup frequency to enable automatic backups
4. From `Restore backup` sheet, select the backup you want to restore. If your backup file is located in some other location, click on `Open file manager` on top right corner of the sheet then select the backup file.
