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How to Backup your notes

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.

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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.

Desktop/Web

1. Go to Settings from Sidebar
2. Scroll down to Backup & Restore section
3. Click on Backup Data to download the .nnbackup file

Mobile

1. Go to Settings from Sidebar
2. Scroll down to Backup and Restore
3. Go to Backups
4. Press on Backup now to save .nnbackup file

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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.

Regardless of the folder you select, Notesnook will create a folder "Notesnook/backups" inside it and store backup files there.

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Automatic Backups

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

1. Go to Settings > Backup & Restore
2. Select automatic backup frequency to enable automatic backups

Mobile

1. Go to Settings > Backup & Restore
2. Press Backups
3. Select automatic backup frequency to enable automatic backups

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Encrypted Backups (Recommended)

To keep your backups secure & private, it is recommended that you enable encryption on your backup files instead of storing them as plain json data.

Desktop/Web

1. Go to Settings > Backup & Restore
2. Enable encrypted backups option

Mobile

1. Go to Settings > Backup & Restore
2. Press Backups
3. Enable encrypted backups option

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Backups are encrypted with your account password.

How to restore a backup

To restore a backup, you must be logged in to your Notesnook account.

Desktop/Web

1. Go to Settings from Sidebar
2. Scroll down to Backup & Restore section
3. Click on Restore backup
4. Select the .nnbackup file from your PC that you want to restore.

Mobile

1. Go to Settings from Sidebar
2. Scroll down to Backup & Restore section
3. Press on Restore backup
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.

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