| # Help: Backup and Restore ### Backing Up Settings and Snippets TextExpander stores your settings (including your snippets) in a file on your Mac and updates that file as you make changes. By default, TextExpander creates a single backup file each time that it starts up. In addition to the default backup, TextExpander has two other backup options that create additional back up files: At any time, you can manually create a backup file of your current settings and snippets by clicking on Backup Now in the toolbar or choosing File > Backup TextExpander Data from the menu. TextExpander can also automatically create backup files periodically (see Preferences: Backup). All backup files are stored in the Backup folder specified in Backup Preferences. ### Restoring Settings If you have accidentally deleted some snippets, or for some other reason want to return to an earlier version of your settings, click on Restore in the toolbar or select File > Restore Data from Backup. The window that appears lists the date and number of snippets of each of the backup files in the Backup folder. When you select a backup file and click Restore Backup, TextExpander will first create a new backup file of your current settings (if you have any changes that are not backed up), then restore the settings to those from the selected file. Click Select Backup File... to restore from a backup file in some other location. Another way to restore deleted snippets is to choose File > Add Group from File... to import all the snippets from a backup file (see Grouping Snippets and Importing Groups). |
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