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Backup and Restore

LockYit provides a robust backup and restore system to help you secure and manage your vault data. Local backups ensure that your data remains private and secure even when stored outside the application.

Creating a Backup​

Creating a local backup ensures that you have a secure copy of your vault items in case of device loss, accidental app deletion, or other unforeseen events.

  1. Go to Settings → Backups
  2. Click or tap Create Local Backup
  3. Your vault data will be encrypted and saved to a local file on your device.
  4. You will be prompted to export the backup file to a location of your choice for safekeeping.
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Local backups are stored in a protected area on your iPhone, iPad, Android, macOS, or Windows device. You can access them through the app's backup management screen, but they are not visible in your device's file system.

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While creating a local backup, you can choose to save the generated backup file to any directory on your device for safekeeping. This allows you to store your backups in a location of your choice, such as a cloud storage service or an external hard drive.

This will be useful when you accidentally uninstall the app on mobile devices, or lose your device. You can restore your backups from the cloud storage service or external hard drive.

Viewing Local Backups​

You can view and manage all your locally stored backups directly within the app.

  1. Go to Settings → Backups
  2. Click or tap Local Backups
  3. A list of your stored backups will be displayed, including their creation dates and file sizes.
  4. From this list, you can select specific backups to download for storing on another device, or delete them if they are no longer needed.
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You can download any saved backup to a folder on your device from this screen. Once downloaded, move that file to a separate device - such as another computer, a USB drive, or a trusted external storage location. Keeping a copy off your primary device means you can still recover your vault even if that device is lost, damaged, or reset.

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Local backups that you have saved to your device's file system are not visible in the app's backup management screen. You can only view and manage backups that are stored within the app.

Restoring a Backup​

If you need to recover your data, you can easily restore instances from your created backups.

From the Settings Screen​

  1. Go to Settings → Backups
  2. Click or tap Restore from Backup
  3. Select one of the backups shown in the list. You can also select a backup file you have previously saved to your device's file system.
  4. Upon successful restoration, the app will restart, and your restored data will be fully applied to your vault.
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Restoring a backup will overwrite your current vault data. It is highly recommended to create a new backup of your current state before proceeding with a restoration.