---
title: "How to back up your notes automatically"
url: "https://recollect.fyi/support/note-management/how-to-back-up-your-notes/"
updated: "2026-08-10T00:10:49+00:00"
sources:
  - "https://recollect.fyi/support/note-management/how-to-back-up-your-notes/"
---

Recollect can automatically back up your notes on a schedule to your connected Backblaze B2 storage. Each backup is a timestamped zip file, saved to a `backups` folder in your bucket, that you can re-import at any time.

## Before you start

Automated backups require a connected Backblaze B2 account, the same storage used for file attachments. Connect it first in **Settings** → **Files**. For the connection steps, see [attaching files to a note](/support/formatting-notes/how-to-attach-files-to-a-note/).

## Turning on automated backups

Click the gear icon and select **Settings**, open the **Files** tab, and find **Automated backups**. Turn on **Automatically back up my notes**, then set the schedule:

- **Frequency** — Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
- **Day** — for a weekly schedule, pick the day of the week; for a monthly schedule, pick the day of the month (capped at 28 so every month has that day).
- **Time of day** — when the backup runs, in your own timezone.

Each run saves a timestamped zip of your notes and images to the `backups` folder in your bucket.

## Backing up on demand

Click **Back up now** to create a backup immediately. The status beside the button shows when your last backup ran, or whether the last attempt failed.

## Restoring from a backup

A backup is a standard Recollect export, so you restore it by importing the zip. Download the backup zip from your Backblaze B2 bucket, then import it with **Import Notes**. Re-importing is safe: notes that already exist are matched rather than duplicated. See [importing notes](/support/note-creation/how-to-import-notes/) for the steps.

## Teams

On a team, backups are written to the team’s storage bucket, which the owner manages, in a folder namespaced to each person. Members can back up the notes they have access to when the owner allows member backups in the team settings.