Backups are explicit, readable JSON exports of local Continuum documents. They are the supported way to move or safeguard work when no account or cloud sync exists.
What a backup contains
Back up one document from its row or editor menu, or export the complete workspace from Backups or Settings. A workspace backup contains active and archived documents, folders, folder shared variables, timestamps, source text, and derived template IDs.
Computed results, preview state, simulation overrides, and collapsed-folder UI state are intentionally omitted because they can be reproduced from source.
Restore safely
Choose Restore from backup and select a JSON file. Continuum validates the file and opens a review table before writing anything. Valid rows start selected; invalid rows remain visible but cannot be imported.
New rows default to Import. Existing IDs default to Import as copy. Continuum never preselects destructive replacement.
Conflicts
- Import adds a new row when it does not conflict.
- Import as copy generates a fresh ID, timestamps, and a deduplicated
(copy)title. - Replace existing is explicit and shows a warning because it cannot be undone.
- Skip leaves the local document untouched.
Folders are reused only when materially identical. A conflicting folder becomes a safely deduplicated restored folder so local shared variables are not silently overwritten.