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 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 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 for more details.

Does the exported data from Ente photos preserve the same folder and album structure as in the app?

When you export your data for local backup, it will maintain the exact structure how you have set up within Ente. The exported data will reflect the same photos and album structure intact.