Reporting request on behalf of Sam & Maarten : https://forum.legendapp.com/d/2788-backup-in-other-file-format
Legend only backs up in json. When you open that in some editor, it is not usable information. And Legend is the only software to make the information intelligible. If Legend is down, bankrupt or otherwise corrupted, my bussiness will be down. I need a backup that can be read by other software. Legend already has data export in html and txt. Please allow us to make backups in these formats too. Thanks!
- Maarten
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I believe a simple (Easy to say because I’m not the one writing the code) addition for backups of all documents would be something like this:In Settings for the Native MacOS and Windows App:
Settings:
[Number of Backups 2] (Save automatically on App Close)
FilePath: D:\SamBackups [User selectable]
[Checkbox] HTML
[Checkbox] JSON
[Checkbox] TXT
…..etc.Backups should be saved as:
LegendBackup_2025_01_01_13:59:29.html
LegendBackup_2025_01_01_13:59:29.json
LegendBackup_2025_01_01_13:59:29.txt
LegendBackup_2025_01_02_13:59:29.html
LegendBackup_2025_01_02_13:59:29.json
LegendBackup_2025_01_02_13:59:29.txtOldest backups are deleted first to maintain the [Number of Backups] requested.
This covers most of the suggestions for different formats, portability, backups and automation over time.