Backups

Keep a backup to restore your Android tasks to an earlier saved state. A backup is separate from sync: sync keeps devices up to date, while a backup preserves the data from the moment you made it.

Open Settings > Manage Backups. Backups are a Pro feature, also available during the full-featured trial.

Keep a copy outside the app

Backups use app storage by default. Removing 2Do or erasing the device also removes backups held inside the app. Enable Google Drive copies, share a backup, or choose a folder outside app storage. Keep an off-device copy for device loss.

Selecting Dropbox as your task sync service does not upload backup files to Dropbox. Sync and backup destinations are separate.

Backup Settings

• Automatic backups offers Never, Every 24 hours, or Every 48 hours. Android schedules this work in the background, taking account of idle time and battery state, so it is not an exact-time backup schedule.
• Keep at most retains 5, 10, 20, or 30 backups and removes older copies as the limit is applied.
• Backup before performing Sync makes a backup before sync runs.

Saving Copies to Google Drive

Turn on Save backups to Google Drive near the top of Settings > Manage Backups. Choose your Google account and allow 2Do to manage the files it creates in Drive. This does not change your task sync service or grant 2Do access to every file in your Drive.

2Do copies backups currently held in app storage and future completed backups into a 2Do Backups - Android … folder in My Drive. Your local backup schedule stays the same. If you use a custom backup folder, it continues receiving new backups, and 2Do also keeps their local copies while Google Drive is enabled. Older backups held only in the custom folder stay there.

Uploads wait for Wi-Fi or another unmetered connection. Android can run them in the background and resume an interrupted upload, but battery restrictions, force-stopping 2Do, unavailable connections or full Drive storage can delay them. Each file is a complete backup; 2Do skips files it has already uploaded.

Use Backup Now to create a fresh backup, then check the Google Drive status. View backups in Google Drive opens the folder. Wait until the status confirms an uploaded backup before relying on it after uninstalling 2Do.

Keep at most also limits uploaded copies from the current installation. Turning Google Drive copies off leaves uploaded files in Drive. After reinstalling, copies start off again, and earlier installation folders remain available for restore.

Google Drive copies require Google Play services and available space in your Google account. If access is revoked, use Reconnect Google Drive in Backups.

Choosing a Folder

Under Backup location, Current location shows where backups are saved:

1. Tap Choose custom folder….
2. Choose a writable folder in Android's folder picker and grant access.
3. Return to 2Do and use Backup Now to check that a backup appears there.

Reset to app storage returns to App storage (default). The picker only offers locations supported by your Android setup. Choosing a folder does not itself guarantee an off-device copy; use a folder service that actually copies its contents elsewhere, or share the file yourself.

If the chosen folder becomes unavailable, 2Do keeps a new backup in app storage and reports that change. Reconnect or choose the folder again, then check where your latest backup is stored.

What's Included

A new .2dobundle backup contains the local task database and attachment files held by 2Do. The database includes your lists, list groups, tasks, projects, checklists, tags, and saved searches.

A backup does not preserve your sync sign-in or every app setting. Older .2dobackup files contain a database rather than the full attachment bundle.

Android backup files work with 2Do for Android. They cannot be restored on iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Use a compatible sync service to move tasks between platforms.

Creating a Backup

Tap Backup Now in the toolbar. Wait for the completion message, then check the file in the Backups list. Each row shows the file name, size, and date.

Create a fresh backup before a restore, a major change, or a change of sync service. Save a copy outside the app if you may need it later.

Restoring

To restore a listed backup, tap its row. You can also touch and hold the row and choose Restore Now. Confirm with Restore only after checking the backup you selected.

To choose a file saved elsewhere, tap Restore from file… and select the Android backup. 2Do checks the file before offering to restore it.

To restore a Google Drive copy after reinstalling:

1. Make sure the Google Drive app is signed into the account you used for backups.
2. Open Settings > Manage Backups > Restore from file… in 2Do.
3. Choose Google Drive, open the earlier 2Do Backups - Android … folder in My Drive, and select a .2dobundle backup.
4. Check the selected backup and confirm with Restore.

You do not need to enable Google Drive copies before restoring. If Drive is not offered in the file picker, download the backup from Drive first, then select that downloaded file.

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Restoring replaces the current local task database. A .2dobundle restore also replaces its attachment files. Tasks added or changed since the backup was made can be lost. Use Backup Now and share a copy of the current data before confirming.

Android restores the whole backup; it does not offer the list-by-list Browse Backup screen available on Apple devices. After restoring, check your tasks and review your sync setup before allowing further changes to sync.

Opening Backup Files from Other Apps

Open a .2dobundle or older .2dobackup in Files, email, or another app, and choose 2Do if Android offers it. 2Do opens the restore flow and asks for confirmation.

If the file association is unavailable, use Settings > Manage Backups > Restore from file… instead.

Sharing a Backup

Touch and hold a backup row and choose Share. Android opens a share sheet so you can mail the file or save it through another app. Check that the receiving app finished saving or sending it.

Keep shared backups private. They contain your task data, including data from protected lists.

To remove a backup, touch and hold its row and choose Delete, then confirm. This command appears only when the storage location permits deletion.

Migrating to a New Android Device

Choose either route:

1. Sync: finish syncing the old device, then set up the same service on the new one. Follow the first-sync steps for that service.
2. Backup: use Backup Now on the old device, share the new file, and save it somewhere the new device can access. On the new device, open Settings > Manage Backups > Restore from file… and restore it.

Keep the old device and its copy of your tasks until you have checked the new one.