Downloading Backups

1 min readUpdated Feb 26, 2026

Download options

Click the download button on any backup row. You get two choices.

Full download

Downloads the entire backup archive as a .tar.gz file. A signed URL is generated and the file opens in a new tab. This is the raw archive exactly as stored. Fast, simple, done.

Selective download

Pick specific files and download them as a .zip file. This one is interesting because it happens entirely in your browser.

Note

Selective download is only available for backups under 200 MB that have a file manifest. Larger backups should use full download.

How selective download works

When you click download, here is what your browser does:

  1. Downloads the archive fetches the full .tar.gz from our servers
  2. Extracts selected files decompresses and filters using fflate (a JavaScript decompression library)
  3. Creates a zip packages your selected files into a .zip
  4. Triggers download saves the file as {backup-id}-selective.zip

All of this happens client-side. Your files never pass through our servers again.

Warning

For backups over 50 MB, the selective download may take a moment. Your browser is doing actual decompression work. Let it cook.

Selecting files

The file selector works the same way as the restore dialog. Tree view, checkboxes, folder expansion. Check what you want and click download.

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