Backups and Your Data

Backups and your data

Your workouts live only on your phone. If the phone is lost or the app is removed, they are gone unless you have a backup. Make one regularly, and keep a copy somewhere other than the phone.

Complete backup (JSON)

Settings › Data Management › Complete Backup (JSON) exports everything: exercises, groups, programs, interval routines and history. Settings shows when you last made one.

Importing a complete backup replaces all your data. The app offers to back up your current data first.

CSV

CSV export and import cover groups, exercises and records, for use in a spreadsheet. CSV import can add to your data (Merge) or replace it. An input template helps you prepare records to import.

Recovery files

If the database ever cannot be opened, the app shows a recovery screen instead of starting empty. From there, or from Settings › Complete Backup, you can export a recovery file or restore from one. A restore keeps your current data inside the app, in case you need it back.

Moving to a new phone

1. On the old phone, make a complete backup and copy the file to the new phone.
2. On the new phone, install the app and import the backup.