Restoring Data Into Actual
If you previously followed the steps to back up your data and have an Actual zip export, you can now import that using the web version of Actual.
To do this,
login to your budget, then in the top right corner click 'Server'
Then select Logout
Log back into your instance of Actual
From the next screen select Import File
Select Actual and then locate your Zip file, this will then import what you previously exported into Actual.
That is it. A fresh budget will show in your budget list. If the imported data is a copy of your current budget, you may want to rename the new budget by clicking on it's name so you can tell them apart. Once you verify the new imported budget is correct, you can navigate back to the budget selection screen by closing the current budget and deleting the old copy.
Restore a backup in the desktop application
Loading a backup
Actual keeps backups of your data locally. If something disastrous happens, you can always load a recent backup to get your data back.
Currently it keeps up to 10 backups, one per day of usage of the app, multiple backups of the current day. The result is you will have data backed up to the last 15 minutes, in addition to the last 10 days you used the app.
Backups are only available on the desktop app currently.
Loading a backup
- Select the File > Load Backup… menu item
- Choose the backup you want to load and select it
The app will reload with the data from that backup. If you want to keep using that backup, you don't have to do anything else, just keep using the app. If you want to go back to the previous data, open the backup menu again and select Revert to original version. This option will be available until another backup is made.