Learn about
Account & billing

    Download or restore backups in Todoist

    Never worry about lost tasks, empty projects, or missing comments. With a paid plan, Todoist automatically creates backups of all your active projects, so you can easily restore them at any time.

    Play

    About backups

    Todoist creates a full backup on days you've been active and made any changes to your account. Up to 21 backups are stored as ZIP files and created at midnight in your time zone. Your projects are backed up as CSV files, so it’s easy to export or import back into Todoist. 

    Whenever Todoist creates a new backup, it automatically deletes the oldest backup. If your account downgrades to the Beginner plan, Todoist stops creating new backups. Backups that were created while you were on a paid plan remain available to download to your computer.

    Every Todoist backup includes the following:

    • Active projects and tasks
    • Dates and time
    • Descriptions
    • Task duration
    • Deadlines
    • Recurring dates, excluding start dates
    • Up to 500 comments per task
    • Links to file attachments

    Completed tasks and archived projects aren’t included in a backup.

    Samara · Customer Experience Specialist

    Can't find a project or task? Check whether the project was archived rather than deleted. You may also open Reporting and filter tasks by project, person, event type, or date range to find out why tasks in an existing project are missing.

    Check out our security policy to learn more about how we make sure your data is safe and secure in Todoist.

    Download a backup

    1. Click your avatar.
    2. Click Settings.
    3. Open the Backups tab. If you've turned two-factor authentication on for your account, copy the one-time password from your authentication app to access your backups.
    4. Click Download next to a backup. This downloads a ZIP file containing CSV files for each of your active projects.
    5. Extract the contents of the backup to your computer.

    You can only access and download backups while using the Todoist web app or desktop apps.

    Keita · Customer Experience Lead

    If you're on a paid plan and need a backup that includes your most recent changes right away, click Create backup at the top of your backups tab to manually create a backup. It may take a few minutes to create it, so refresh Todoist and check the list again to see if it's ready to download to your computer.

    Restore a backup

    To recover a deleted project and its tasks, use a backup that was created before the project was deleted. Extract the project's CSV file from that backup, and follow these steps:

    1. Create a new project.
    2. Click the three dots icon at the top-right of the new project.
    3. Select Manage data.
    4. Click Import from CSV.
    5. Drag your project's CSV file to the upload window, or click Upload from your computer.

    All the active tasks, dates, comments, and file attachments from the project's CSV file will appear in the new project. If you're using a list, board, or Week view of the calendar layout, Todoist retains the layout in the new project.

    You can only access and restore backups while using the Todoist web app or desktop apps.

    Get in touch

    If you’re having trouble downloading or restoring backups in Todoist, get in touch with us.