[4.0.0] Store backups in iCloud Drive as well
Currently, the backups are only saved on the local device. However, if the app is deleted, all local backups will no longer be available. For this reason, they should also be saved in iCloud Drive.
Maybe also add the option to choose where backups should be stored (device, iCloud, both).
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3urex
Oct 26
•Merged request
•4 votes
[4.0.0] Backup restore messes up all transaction and recurring transactions on multiple devices not syncing correctly
I am using two devices syncing the transactions using the iCloud synchronization. After I changed some of my recurring transactions on one device it did not properly sync to the other device which stilll had the old recurring transactions and synced it back to iCloud. So I created a backup on the main device in flight mode and restored it. After restoring the backup the transactions were correct in the first few seconds but the iCloud synchronization messed up all transactions and removed most of the transactions. To restore the backup correctly, I had to reset the app on both devices, set both devices to flight mode, restore the backup on one device and setup the other device with the iCloud data. Currently it seems to have worked and my transactions are fully restored.
3urex
Feb 21
To clarify: After restoring the backup the first time the transactions kept disappearing randomly every second until only a few transactions were left. Tried restoring the backup multiple times but random transactions kept disappearing. Only after resetting the app on both devices and setting the devices to flight mode, it worked.
3urex
Feb 24
It seems that my workaround does not fix the problem and restoring a backup does not work at all. My historical recurring transactions started to randomly disappear today. 6 Months of data completely messed up as the recurring transactions randomly disappeared. Two days everything was fine but today out of nowhere it’s all messed up
moneytracker2948
Oct 26
•Merged request
•6 votes
[4.0.0] Critical Feature Request: Attachment backup to iCloud
Someone posted a small blurb but only in the body of this other feature: https://budgetflow.featurebase.app/p/store-backups-also-in-icloud-drive
@Fabian This is by far the #1 mission-critical feature that should be in development IMO for BudgetFlow. In addition to being able to save backups automatically in iCloud, there is a huge risk of data loss and I not using the document/picture uploading in mass
specifically because of the lack of backup.
Feature request:
Please create an area in settings for backup
Allow user to choose to save backups on device or in icloud
Have a checkbox or some option to be able to backup attachments to iCloud with backup.
Please, please, please! Data integrity is essential when it comes to money and this is huge!
People - vote this feature up if you agree!
Jxt
Dec 16, 2025
may i ask how is this request is different from native icloud backup of the budgetflow app+data? this should include all attached receipts.
my smaller issue with the above is that the backup gets huge with no way to archive old receipts. it would be awesome if links (not actual receipt) to external file storage eg. onedrive/gdrive can be added as options in the receipt field.
moneytracker2948
Jan 22, 2025
YES backup on iCloud Drive is essential
@Fabian Data integrity is essential to BudgetSync. This should be a TOP 5 feature IMO.
NuazSafie
May 6, 2024
Hi, in addition to this, would it be possible to also add a backup option for transaction receipts/photos to iCloud Drive?
in current state the photo have an option be saved in the album automatically, which is awesome, but I reckon it would be simpler to locate receipts in a specific folder in iCloud Drive. (bonus if it can automatically rename the photo based on the assigned notes or category.)
eg;
Folder for Data/SQL
Folder for Photo/receipts
Thank you