Back up and restore your documents manually

You can create manual backups of your Genius Scan documents and settings.

This is most useful when you want to:

• set up a new Android device and restore your existing documents.
• transfer your documents from the free Genius Scan version to the paid version (although the most practical way to get Genius Scan+ is to upgrade the free version with an in-app purchase).
• keep a backup of your Genius Scan data so you can recover them if your device breaks or gets stolen. Make sure to save the backup onto another device or in a cloud service.

Create a backup

1

Open the Menu and tap Back up Genius Scan data.

2

Select a destination folder and tap Save.

If you want to save the backup file on a cloud storage service, install the corresponding application on your phone so the provider shows up as a location in your file browser. Here, the file will be saved in Google Drive, under the My Drive folder.

3

The backup can take several minutes or more, depending on the number of documents you have. Do not close the app during the backup operation.

Once the backup is complete, a file named with the backup day's date and a ".gs-bck" extension is created in the folder you selected. This is your backup. You can transfer this file to your computer or to another device if necessary.

Restore a backup

1

Open the Menu and tap Restore a previous back-up.

2

Select the backup file you want to restore.

3

The restore operation can take up to 10 minutes if you have a lot of documents. Do not close the app during the restore or your data could become corrupted.

4

When the Restore operation is complete, the app will restart and all your documents will be ready to use.