A plugin to extend Joplin with a manual and automatic backup function.
- Go to
Tools > Options > Plugins - Search for
Simple Backup - Click Install plugin
- Restart Joplin to enable the plugin
- Download the latest released JPL package (
io.github.jackgruber.backup.jpl) from here - Close Joplin
- Copy the downloaded JPL package in your profile
pluginsfolder - Start Joplin
First configure the Plugin under Tools > Options > Backup!
Backups can be created manually with the command Tools > Create backup or are created automatically based on the configured interval.
The backup started manually by Create backup respects all the settings except for the Backups interval in hours.
Go to Tools > Options > Backup
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
Backup path |
Where to save the backups to. This path is exclusive for the Joplin backups, there should be no other data in it! |
|
Single JEX |
Create only one JEX file for all notebooks | false |
Keep x backups |
How many backups should be kept | 1 |
Backups interval in hours |
Create a backup every X hours | 24 |
Only on change |
Creates a backup at the specified backup interval only if there was a change to a note, tag, resource or notebook |
false |
Password protected backups |
Protect the backups via encrypted Zip archive. | false |
Logfile |
Loglevel for backup.log | error |
Create zip archive |
Save backup data in a Zip archive | No |
Temporary export path |
The data is first exported into this path before it is copied to the backup Backup path. |
`` |
Backup set name |
Name of the backup set if multiple backups are to be keep. Available moment tokens, which can be used with {<TOKEN>} |
{YYYYMMDDHHmm} |
Under Options > Keyboard Shortcuts you can assign a keyboard shortcut for the following commands:
Create backup
- Notebooks as JEX export (Empty notbooks are not backed up)
- The
settings.json(Joplin settings) - The
keymap-desktop.json(Keyboard shortcuts) - The
userchrome.css(Your Joplin customization) - The
userstyle.css(Your Joplin customization) - The
templatesfolder (Note templates)
To restore the Settings, copy the desired files from <Backup Path>\Profile to the Joplin directory .config\joplin-desktop.
The exact path can be found in Joplin under Tools > Options > Generla:
The notes are imported via File > Import > JEX - Joplin Export File.
Individual notes cannot be restored from the JEX file!
The notes are imported additionally, no check for duplicates is performed. If the folder in which the note was located already exists in you Joplin, than the folder name is extended by one (1).
See CHANGELOG.md