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Saving Data

Reading Forest offers two ways to save: local files and Google Drive.

Save Locally (Reading Notebook Format)

  1. Open Settings
    Click the settings button in the top right.
  2. Select Data Management tab
    Click the Data Management tab.
  3. Click Save Locally
    Click the Save Locally button.
  4. Select save format
    Saves in rfnote format (paid plans also support export to Excel, CSV, Markdown, HTML, BibTeX formats).
  5. Choose filename and save
    Specify the save location and filename.

What is rfnote format?

rfnote is Reading Forest's proprietary file format. It saves all data including book information, notes, and reading records, and can be loaded back into Reading Forest.

Save to Google Drive (Cloud Storage)

Saving to Google Drive lets you access the same data from different devices.
See Cloud Storage Feature for details.

Loading Saved Data

  1. From local file: Settings → Data Management → Load from Local → Select file
  2. From Google Drive: Settings → Data Management → Load from Google Drive → Select file

Loading Warning

Loading a file will overwrite your current data. Save important data beforehand.