Profile BackUps (Local)

This KB article has been replaced by two articles, Snapshots and Profile Import & Export.

Profile Import & Export

Export and import Wavebox profile configs to easily create local backups, transfer setups between devices, or share customized profiles securely.

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Profile Snapshots

Snapshots automatically back up your Wavebox profiles to the cloud, letting you restore groups, apps, tabs, bookmarks, and settings anytime.

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Make a Local Backup Manually

• Go to: Settings > General > Data & Sync
• Under the Import & Export to disk section, click on [Export] and save to disk somewhere on your computer.

Restore a Backup on your Computer

1) Find a Backup

• 🪟On Windows
  • Open Windows Explorer
  • Paste %localappdata% into the address bar and hit enter.
  • Go to: WaveboxApp > User Data > Default > wavebox > snapshot > versioned
• 🍎On macOS
  • Open Finder
  • Click on Go in the top Menu Bar and hold down the Option key.
  • Library will appear in the menu for you to select.
  • Go to: Application Support > WaveboxApp > Default > wavebox > snapshot > versioned

2) Select the File in 'Versioned' Folder

• In the folder will be a bunch of files, each with different version numbers.
• Find one with the highest version number that isn't the version you're currently using. For example, if you have...
    * 10.134.20 (current)
    * 10.134.10
    * 10.133.4
    * 10.132.19
  ...you should pick version 10.134.10 as it's one behind the latest.
• Right-click to copy the file to your desktop.

3) Create a new Profile and Install the Backup

• In Wavebox, click on the Profiles avatar top-right and select 'Add'
• Name the Profile e.g. Backup Test, and choose the option to 'Use Current Subscription'.
• In the new Profile, go to Settings > General > Data & Sync.
• Under the Import & Export to disk section, click on [Import].
• Pick the file you copied to the desktop.
• The backup data will appear in the Profile.