Save to Cloud
Learn how to save books to Google Drive for secure backup.
About Cloud Saving
Save to Google Drive and access from multiple devices. Saving to Google Drive is done manually. Please explicitly save at your preferred timing.
No Auto-Sync Feature
Reading Forest does not have automatic cloud saving. To keep your edits, please manually save to Google Drive.
Reading Forest does not have automatic cloud saving. To keep your edits, please manually save to Google Drive.
Local Auto-Backup
Your edits are automatically backed up to your browser (IndexedDB) 5 minutes after your last edit. This is a crash protection feature and does not save to the cloud.
- Backups are stored locally (in your browser)
- Auto-saves 5 minutes after last edit
- Keeps up to 5 backups
Restoring from Backup
You can create manual backups via Menu → [Edit]→[Save State]. Restoration can be done from the Settings screen.
You can create manual backups via Menu → [Edit]→[Save State]. Restoration can be done from the Settings screen.
How to Save
From Menu
[File]→[Save]→[Google Drive]
* Opens save dialog
Keyboard Shortcut
* Opens storage selection dialog
Save Steps
- With a book open, click [File]→[Save] (or press )
- From the submenu, select "Google Drive"
- Google Drive authentication dialog may appear (first connection only)
- The "Save to Cloud" dialog will appear (see image below)
- To change the destination folder, click the "Browse" button on the right side of the "Destination Folder" field
- To change the filename shown in the "Filename" field, type directly in the input box
- Click the "Save" button at the bottom right of the dialog
- A notification will appear at the bottom right of the screen when saving is complete
Save Dialog Example
Save to Cloud
Connected to Google Drive
Saving Tips
Organize Your Folders
Create a "Reading Forest" folder in Google Drive with subfolders by genre for easier management.
Create a "Reading Forest" folder in Google Drive with subfolders by genre for easier management.
Save as Backup
Save the same file with a different name to create a backup at a specific point in time. Example: "Reading Logs_20240120.rfnote"
Save the same file with a different name to create a backup at a specific point in time. Example: "Reading Logs_20240120.rfnote"
File Size Limits
Reading Forest has file size limits (Free plan: 1MB, Paid plans: 10MB).
Reading Forest has file size limits (Free plan: 1MB, Paid plans: 10MB).
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What happens if I save with the same filename?
An overwrite confirmation dialog will appear. You can choose to overwrite or save with a different name.
An overwrite confirmation dialog will appear. You can choose to overwrite or save with a different name.
Q: Can I save while offline?
When offline, files are temporarily saved locally. Please manually save to the cloud when your internet connection is restored.
When offline, files are temporarily saved locally. Please manually save to the cloud when your internet connection is restored.
Q: What if saving fails?
An error message will be displayed. Please check your Google Drive connection status and storage capacity.
An error message will be displayed. Please check your Google Drive connection status and storage capacity.