How to backup your graph in Logseq?

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The short answer: once a week, open ⋯ → Export graph → Export both SQLite DB and assets, then copy the .zip off your computer (external drive or cloud folder). That one file holds your notes, settings and attachments.
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What Logseq already does
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  Desktop app
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    Saves a copy every hour while a graph is open, and keeps the newest 12.
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    12 copies, not 12 days: with all-day use, that's only about 12 hours back.
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    No attachments, and the copies stay on the same computer.
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  Web browser
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    Your graph lives inside the browser, so clearing site data deletes it. Each browser and profile is separate.
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    The .zip export works in any browser and lands in Downloads.
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    Chrome, Edge and Brave on a computer can also make hourly copies: ⋯ → Export graph → Set backup folder first. These have no attachments.
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    Firefox, Safari and phone browsers can't make hourly copies.
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  Mobile app
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    It can't export or back up.
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    Turn on sync, open the graph on a computer, and back it up there.
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Deleted something?
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  Undo right away with Cmd/Ctrl+Z.
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  Deleted pages go to ⋯ → Recycle for 30 days.
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  Deleted blocks don't go to Recycle, so only a backup brings them back.
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Before a big change (bulk edit, import, new plugin), press Cmd/Ctrl+S for a quick checkpoint. These copies are never deleted automatically.
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⚠️ Sync is not a backup. Deletes spread to all your devices, and there's no "restore from yesterday". Keep making your own backups.
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Which export?
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  ✅ SQLite DB + assets (.zip): the best backup
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  ✅ SQLite DB (.sqlite): notes only, no attachments
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  ❌ EDN, Markdown, public pages: not backups
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  Restoring: ⋯ → Import → SQLite + assets (.zip), then give it a new graph nays untouched. Only the .zip brings attachments back.
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A simple routine
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  Before a big change: Cmd/Ctrl+S
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  Every week: zip export, copied off your computer
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  Every month: keep that month's .zip
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  Once a year: test a restore

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How to backup your graph in Logseq?

What Logseq already does

Desktop app

Web browser

Mobile app

Deleted something?

Which export?

A simple routine

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