Backup and export

Saving the data to a file of your own, restoring it later and taking everything to a spreadsheet.

The Backup and export screen gathers two different things: the backup, which is a file meant to be restored inside the app itself, and the CSV export, meant for use outside it.

The file backup is available on any plan.

  1. Make a backup

    Tap Export backup. The app produces a file with the data of this device, and you choose where to keep it.

    Make a backup before changing phones, before a reinstall and from time to time, even with cloud backup on.

  2. Restore

    Restore backup reads the file back in. It is the way to take all the data to a new device without depending on a plan or an account.

  3. Export to a spreadsheet

    In Export data to file, choose the areas and the Period, and tap Export as CSV. The app produces a zip file with one CSV per selected area.

    Trips are exported in full: besides the summary, the file carries the route, the sensor readings, the events and the scores.

  4. Choose the period sensibly

    Exporting the whole history at once produces a large file and takes longer. For an expense claim or a tax return, export only the period you need.

If something goes wrong

The backup is meant for the app: a file it knows how to read back, with all the data preserved. The CSV export is meant for you, for a spreadsheet, accounting or your own analysis. A CSV cannot be restored.

Shorten the Period and select fewer areas. Trips make up most of the volume, because they include the route and the sensor readings point by point.

No. The file backup works on any plan and with no account. What does need a cloud plan is the automatic continuous backup, which is a different feature.

Photos and attached documents are kept separately, on the device. Check Storage to see what is only on the phone and what has already gone to the cloud.

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