# Where on my disk does the app store my notes?

In one folder per install, inside your account's app-data area. Where that folder is depends on the platform:

- **macOS**: `~/Library/WebKit/app.privacynotes/WebsiteData/`
- **Windows**: `%LOCALAPPDATA%\app.privacynotes`
- **Linux**: `~/.local/share/app.privacynotes`, or `app.privacynotes.appimage` for the AppImage, which bundles its own web engine and so keeps its own profile
- **Android, iOS**: the app's private storage, which no other app can open
- **Browser**: your browser profile, under `use.privacynotes.app`

What sits there is ciphertext. Each note is one sealed blob holding the title, body and tags, opened by a key derived from your recovery phrase when you unlock, so a copied folder carries nothing readable. Only what the local index needs stays in the clear: ids, timestamps, and flags such as starred or deleted.

To move your notes to another device, or to keep a copy of your own, use **Settings > Import & Export > Export** and pick "Encrypted full backup (.pnbackupz)". It holds everything, it is encrypted with your phrase key, and it restores with your phrase on any device. [More on backups](https://privacynotes.app/help/backup-strategy/).

## Read the source

- THREAT_MODEL.md: Local storage at rest -> https://privacynotes.app/docs/threat-model.md (source: https://github.com/LifetimeLabsDev/PrivacyNotes.app/blob/main/THREAT_MODEL.md#local-storage-at-rest)
- VERIFY.md: What step 6 showed you, and what it does not buy -> https://privacynotes.app/docs/verify.md (source: https://github.com/LifetimeLabsDev/PrivacyNotes.app/blob/main/VERIFY.md#what-step-6-showed-you-and-what-it-does-not-buy)

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Source: https://privacynotes.app/help/data-on-disk