Data backup and restore

nightTab is privacy first extension and does not save any user data on a remote database. All data is saved locally in the browser.

Data controls can be found in Menu > Data.

Restore data

Use Menu > Data > Restore > Import from file to restore a nightTab backup JSON file.

Bookmarks, Theme or Settings of a nightTab setup can be restored from a backup JSON file.

• Selecting Bookmarks will import the user added bookmarks which will keep any custom Colours, Accents and Borders each may have.
• Selecting Theme will import the Colour, Accent, Fonts, Background and any saved Custom Themes.
• Selecting Settings will import the Layout size and position, Header area size, Bookmark area size and other user settings.

After selecting which parts of the backup JSON file to restore click Import to complete the process.

Backup data

Backup your nightTab setup frequently. This can easily be done from the Menu > Data > Backup > Export Data.

A backup JSON file will be saved to your device. This backup file will be named with a date and timestamp for easy reference, e.g. nightTab backup - 2021.08.16 - 09 10 29.json.

You can use this backup file to restore your settings on any device with nightTab installed.

Clear data

Use Menu > Data > Clear > Clear all data to reset nightTab to the default state.

Alternatively, reset nightTab to the default state while keeping all bookmarks and groups. This can be done from Menu > Data > Clear > Clear all except bookmarks.