Backup and restore
Export and import a backup file; Pro cloud backup.
Your data lives on the phone. A backup file works on every plan; automatic cloud backup to your own Google Drive is part of Pro.
Steps
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Export a backup file
Settings → Backup → Export backup file. One file holds the logbook and the photos; save it anywhere, for example a cloud folder or your computer.
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Import it on another phone
Settings → Backup → Import backup file. The current logbook is replaced by the file and the app restarts. A new install also offers Restore from a backup on the welcome screen.
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Turn on cloud backup
Settings → Backup → Connect Google Drive, then switch on Automatic cloud backup. Back up now forces a run; the dashboard shows when the last backup happened.
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Restore from the cloud
Settings → Backup → Restore from Google Drive brings the cloud copy onto this phone and restarts the app. On a fresh install, Welcome back offers Restore my logbook.
Pro
Vessly keeps no copy on its own servers. The backup goes to the hidden app folder of your own Google account, and only this app can read it.
Did it not work?
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