Hi, I am currently using Joplin desktop v1.0.216 on my Ubuntu OS and v1.0.329 on my Android phone. I chose the Filesystem sync in combination with Syncthing app running on both Linux and Android. In specific, the folder that I share between my phone and my PC with Syncthing is /mnt/MyDrive/Joplin…

[image] asdvka881: So what’s the good approch to backup my data on desktop in case I need to format my system Personally, every so often or before upgrading Joplin I make a JEX backup of every note and resource. This post explains: [image] [Solved] Disaster Recovery …

@asdvka881 I am not a dev just a user like yourself, but my advice would be Don't do it based on my understanding of what Joplin is doing. If you sync with a folder or an online service you are making a copy of your notes and resources in that location that other clients can import. If you look i…

hi and thanks for the response! Yes I was imagining it would have been a mess. So what’s the good approch to backup my data on desktop in case I need to format my system without including the ~/.config/joplin-desktop/resources folder in the backup but just including the /mnt/MyDrive/Joplin/ with a…

@dpoulton , I have been wondering why for this situation (need to format system or new PC) the advice isn’t to have an image of Joplin’s folder structure. My nightly backup procedures include just this to my NAS drive. Is there any reason why this isn’t a good idea?

[image] RogerL: the advice isn’t to have an image of Joplin’s folder structure. My nightly backup procedures include just this to my NAS drive. Is there any reason why this isn’t a good idea? Having a backup of Joplin's profile folder is already good and in case of a problem it's possible to …

So my simple understanding is - different backup strategies for different recovery scenarios? Profile backup (when Joplin closed) for PC recovery if sync target is ok, Full JEX backup if sync target not ok?

I actually do both. My profile directory is in a one-way sync (not using Joplin) with a NAS folder but I also take a JEX copy semi-regularly. With JEX files you can date them and save them as a “snapshot” of your notes at a particular time. That means if you realise you must have somehow deleted an…

@dpoulton Thanks for the full reply. What’s your thinking on taking ’ JEX copy semi-regularly? I would worry that I might not have backed up some notes and I wouldn’t like the arbitrary decision making of when to do it. I like things automatic. Ideally I would want to do a full JEX backup automa…

@RogerL For me personally the loss of a couple of notes would likely be an inconvenience rather than a disaster. So I suppose what I am doing suits me but admittedly may not be so good for others. I have not had a data loss that I was not expecting as a possibility (in that I was trying something “…

[image] dpoulton: somewhere on this forum someone came up with a script that used the Joplin CLI version to automate a JEX export Indeed: Best method to backup notes - #12 by Virginie

@dpoulton I rolled my own in AutoIt (gets called before I shutdown my PC) ; File: JoplinNotes&ResourcesBackup.au3 $raw = False If $CmdLine[0] = 1 And $CmdLine[1] = "--Raw" Then $raw = True Run(@Scriptdir & "\JoplinPortable.exe") ; doesn't matter if already running WinWaitActive("Joplin") WaitTh…

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Indeed: Best method to backup notes - #12 by Virginie

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