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[docs] Improve export docs (#1212)
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vishnukvmd authored Mar 26, 2024
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions docs/docs/.vitepress/sidebar.ts
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collapsed: true,
items: [
{ text: "General", link: "/photos/faq/general" },
{
text: "Export",
link: "/photos/faq/export",
},
{
text: "Security and privacy",
link: "/photos/faq/security-and-privacy",
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---
title: Export FAQ
description: Frequently asked questions about keeping extra backups of your data
---

# Export

## Can I backup my data in a local drive outside Ente?

Yes! You can use our CLI tool or our desktop app to set up exports of your data
in a local drive or NAS of your choice. This way, you can use Ente in your day
to day use, but will have an additional guarantee that a copy of your original
photos and videos are always available in normal directories and files.

* You can use [Ente's CLI](https://github.com/ente-io/ente/tree/main/cli#export)
to export your data in a cron job to a location of your choice. The exports
are incremental, and will also gracefully handle interruptions.

* Similarly, you can use Ente's [desktop app](https://ente.io/download/desktop)
to export your data to a folder of your choice. The desktop app also supports
"continuous" exports, where it will automatically export new items in the
background without you needing to run any other cron jobs. See
[migration/export](/photos/migration/export/) for more details.
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If you run into any issues during your data export, please reach out to
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) and we will be happy to help you!

Note that we also provide a [CLI
tool](https://github.com/ente-io/ente/tree/main/cli#export) to export your data.
Some more details are in this [FAQ entry](/photos/faq/export).

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