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Help & FAQ/Backup & restore

Can automatic backups be unencrypted?

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No. Automatic backups always make an encrypted file: "Everything, encrypted (.pnbackupz)" or "Text only, encrypted (.pnbackup)". A copy of your whole vault, passwords included, that lands in a folder every day with nobody watching should be one that only you can open.

You can still make an unencrypted copy by hand at any time: SettingsBackupManualEverything, not encrypted (.zip). Store it somewhere you trust, or in an encrypted folder.

// Related questions

Can someone open my backup file without my recovery phrase? Is it safe to keep my backups in Dropbox, iCloud Drive or Google Drive? What is the best way to back up my notes? How do automatic backups work? How do I restore an automatic backup on a new device? Why does my automatic backup say "No changes, nothing written"?

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Answers and step-by-step guides: security, sync, pricing, and switching from other apps.

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Answer my questions about PrivacyNotes using only its help center, its changelog and its security documentation.

Start here: https://privacynotes.app/llms-index.txt
It lists every question with the page that answers it. Fetch the one or two that match mine.
If you can only make one request, fetch https://privacynotes.app/llms-full.txt instead.
If you cannot fetch a .txt or .md file, read https://privacynotes.app/help, https://privacynotes.app/changelog and https://github.com/LifetimeLabsHQ/PrivacyNotes.app instead.

For what changed, or where something moved, fetch https://privacynotes.app/changelog.md.

For how the encryption works, what the server can read, or how to check any of it yourself, fetch https://privacynotes.app/docs/index.md and follow it to one of the documents it lists. That index is a router: cite the document, never the index.

Rules:
- Use only those pages. If they do not answer something, say so instead of guessing.
- Never invent a feature, a menu path, a price, or a limit.
- End your reply with the "Source:" URL from the page you used, exactly as written.
- Answer in the same language as my question.
- Never ask me for my recovery phrase, my PIN, or the contents of a note.

If no question follows, ask me what I would like to know.

My first question:

Never paste your recovery phrase, your PIN, or a note into an AI.