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Understand Yuhimo’s data behavior, backups, offline mode, import/export, and portability.

Data & Sync · Updated 2026-05-30

Data & Sync covers how Yuhimo handles user-created content, backup and restore behavior, offline access, import and export, and portability.

Pages are the main user-created data. Learning pages also have scheduling state. Questions belong to pages. Offline mode is read-only for cached content. Backups and exports are different workflows: export helps portability; backup helps recovery.

Data & Sync at a glance

Where your data is stored — full guide.

Trash and restore — full guide.

Backups and restore — full guide.

Offline mode — full guide.

Import / Export — full guide.

Vendor lock-in — full guide.

The basic data model

  • Pages contain notes, structure, links, and references.
  • Questions are attached to pages.
  • Learning state belongs to learning pages.
  • Scheduling data is used inside Yuhimo.
  • External resources should be linked if direct storage is not supported.

Backup is for recovery

  • Backups can be full workspace, single page, or subtree.
  • Restoring a backup adds restored content as copies with new IDs.
  • Restore does not overwrite or delete the current workspace.
  • You can optionally preserve study state on restore.
  • Invalid hierarchy in a backup may be repaired with warnings.
  • Repeated restore can create duplicates — this protects against accidental overwrite.

Backups and restore — full guide.

Export is for portability

  • Export creates readable HTML, TXT, PDF, or subtree ZIP files.
  • Export is for portability — not full Yuhimo recovery.
  • Readable export usually does not include full learning state.
  • Use backup when you need restore inside Yuhimo.

Import / Export and Vendor lock-in.

Offline mode is read-only

  • Offline mode keeps a read-only snapshot in browser storage on each device.
  • Enabling offline access refreshes that snapshot while online.
  • Limits: about 20 MB per note and about 300 MB total cache.
  • Cached content may be stale until reconnect and cache refresh complete.
  • Do not expect offline editing, grading, learning sessions, trash, AI, or backup restore.
  • Cached content is not a backup — use backups for recovery.

Offline mode and Why is offline mode read-only?.

What not to assume

  • Do not assume export is the same as backup.
  • Do not assume restore overwrites the workspace.
  • Do not assume cached offline content is complete or permanent.
  • Do not assume offline mode supports editing.
  • Do not assume another app can use Yuhimo’s scheduling state.
  • Do not assume external links will always remain available.
  • Do not assume unsupported file, image, or video storage.

Where to go next

Core Concepts — Pages, questions, and learning pages.

Learning & Scheduling — Scheduling state and review data.

Troubleshooting — Offline, backup, export, and due-date issues.

Why is offline mode read-only? — Offline limitations.

Other common issues — Quick troubleshooting.