Sync, data and privacy
Backup and restore
Save your whole plan to a file, bring it back on any device, and use safety copies to undo a big change.
A backup is a single file with every project, task, step and record. It's free, and it's yours to keep wherever you like.
Export a backup
On iPhone or iPad: open Settings → Your data → Export backup, then choose where to save or send the file.
On the Mac: choose File → Export Backup…, or open Bunplan → Settings → Data and click Export… under Back up your projects.
A backup includes your notes. Once you've saved or shared it, Bunplan can't take that copy back, so keep it somewhere you trust.
Import a backup
- Open Settings → Your data → Import backup on iPhone or iPad, or choose File → Import Backup… on the Mac.
- Choose the backup file. Bunplan shows what's in it, for example "This backup has 4 projects, 52 tasks and 130 records."
- Choose how to bring it in:
| Choice | What happens |
|---|---|
| Add to what's here | Adds what's missing from this device. Nothing here is removed |
| Replace everything | Swaps everything on this device for the backup. Bunplan asks first, and keeps a safety copy of what was here for 7 days |
With iCloud sync on, what you import reaches your other devices too.
Safety copies
Before anything big changes, like replacing everything or erasing all data, Bunplan keeps a safety copy on the device for 7 days.
- To go back to it: on iPhone or iPad, open Settings → Your data → Restore previous data. On the Mac, open Settings → Data and click Restore… under Safety copies. Bunplan asks first: "Restore the copy from Oct 20? What's here now is kept as a safety copy."
- To delete it sooner: choose Delete safety copy (iPhone and iPad) or Delete… (Mac). This can't be undone.
If there's no copy to go back to, Bunplan says "There's no earlier copy to restore."
Erase all data
To start over on iPhone or iPad, open Settings → Your data → Erase all data and tap Erase.
This removes your projects, tasks, steps and records from this device and, with iCloud sync on, from your other devices too. A running timer stops, on Apple Watch too. A safety copy stays on this device for 7 days.
If Bunplan can't open your data
In the rare case that Bunplan can't read what's on the device, it says "Bunplan can't open your data" and keeps the file as it is. Restart Bunplan. If a safety copy exists, Bunplan offers to restore it, and keeps the file that won't open too. If it keeps happening, contact support.
Records as a spreadsheet
To get your sessions as a CSV file instead, see Export.