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Restore your account from a backup

Restore brings back a full account backup that you previously created with OmniBurrow's Export tool. Use it when you're setting up a new device, recovering after a problem, or just returning to a known-good snapshot.

This is different from the other import tools: CSV and Pedigree import add data from outside OmniBurrow, while Restore replays a backup OmniBurrow itself produced.

What's in a backup​

When you request an export, OmniBurrow builds your backup as ZIP files:

  • data.zip — your records as CSV tables (rabbits, litters, weights, health events, treatments, finances, contacts, and more), with a manifest describing them.
  • photos.zip — your rabbit and litter photos (when you include them).

Restore reads these back in. Export and Restore are two halves of the same feature — always keep a recent export so a restore is possible.

:::caution Restore changes your data A restore writes the backup's records into your account. Read the on-screen warnings carefully and make sure you're restoring the backup you intend. If in doubt, export a fresh backup of your current state first so you can get back to it. :::

Step 1 — Create a backup (Export)​

If you don't have a backup ZIP yet, make one first. See Backup, Export & Deletion for the full export walkthrough — in short, request an export, wait for it to finish processing, then download the data and photos files.

Step 2 — Restore​

Prerequisites​

  • Signed in to the Web App, online.
  • Your backup data.zip (and photos.zip, if restoring photos) on your computer.

Numbered steps​

  1. Go to Dashboard → Account and find Import from backup. (It lives on the Account page, not in the Import area — that is for bringing in data from outside OmniBurrow.)
  2. Upload your backup file(s).
  3. OmniBurrow validates the backup and shows what it will restore, along with any warnings about rows it can't read.
  4. Confirm to start the restore. It runs as a background job with progress you can follow.

Success state​

The restore job completes and your records and photos are back in your account.

The Import from backup card on the web account page, with file pickers for data.zip and photos.zip, a success notice, and the latest import shown as completed with a restore verification link

Restore takes the two zips from an export. The latest import and its verification stay on the card.

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