SonodexBackups
You create backups yourself: “Create backup now”, restore, an additional folder, portable and encrypted backups. You trigger every backup yourself.
On this page
Library backupsLink to “Library backups”
A backup saves your library with playlists, cues and metadata. Music files are not included. Under Settings → Backups, “Create backup now” backs up immediately; File → “Create backup” also works. The overview shows the last backup, its status, the number of backups and the storage used.
You decide when backups are madeLink to “You decide when backups are made”
Since 2.2.1, Sonodex no longer backs up automatically; you trigger every backup yourself. Specifically:
- No daily backups, no prompt on closing and no reminder.
- No copy of the database before schema upgrades in an update: they run step by step in transactions; if a step fails, the last complete state stays. Files
crateflow.sqlite.before-v<N>.bakare no longer created. - No copies of audio files before tags, cover, moving or converting: Sonodex writes a temporary file next to the target, verifies its checksum and then replaces it in one step. “Restore last file operation” no longer exists.
- No backup before imports, before cleaning up caches or before a restore, not even when restoring from the WebDAV backup.
- When syncing to your DJ program, fallback copies exist only while writing; see Sync Center.
RetentionLink to “Retention”
| Setting | What it does | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Delete old backups after | 3, 7, 14, 30 or 90 days. This is checked after every new backup; the three newest backups and all from the last hour are always kept. Sonodex never deletes copies in the additional backup folder. | 7 days |
RestoreLink to “Restore”
- In the backup list, click “Restore …” for the state you want (or File → “Restore backup …”).
- The “Restore library” dialogue shows what will be replaced. Sonodex does not back up your current state while doing so; with “Back up current state now” you create a backup yourself beforehand.
- “Restore this backup”.
Extra backup folderLink to “Extra backup folder”
Optionally, with “Choose folder” you set an additional folder, for example on an external drive or in your existing cloud sync folder. Sonodex does not need a cloud account for this.
Portable backupLink to “Portable backup”
“Export backup” transfers the library database, for example to another computer; “Import backup” reads it back in. With an “Optional password” of at least eight characters the export is encrypted with AES-256-GCM; without a password it is an SQLite file.
Cloud database backup (WebDAV)Link to “Cloud database backup (WebDAV)”
With Pro you back up library, sets, cues and grids encrypted in your own WebDAV folder, for example at Nextcloud. You enter “HTTPS WebDAV folder”, “Username”, “WebDAV app password” and a “Backup password” (at least eight characters) and click “Check connection and save”. Then: “Back up encrypted now”, “Load versions” and, for each version, “Check restore”.
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