← All features

Data management

Settings → Data is where backups, restores and cleanups live. Loach stores everything local-first, so you are the one who decides where your data goes — and you can take it with you.

Export everything

Produces a single JSON blob containing every chat, message, Space, file, memory, snippet, MCP server and setting. The native save dialog opens; the file is written from the app backend, so the renderer never sees the chosen path.

This is the canonical backup format. Keep one before you do anything risky — OS reinstall, machine swap, experimental settings.

Import

Open a previously exported JSON file. Loach reports per-table row counts in a toast on success, so you can see at a glance what came back in. If app lock is configured, Import asks for your current credentials before running — an unauthorised renderer cannot trigger it.

Wipe user data

Drops chats, Spaces, Snippets, MCP servers and memories. Keeps app settings and the stored OpenAI-compatible API key, so the app remains usable immediately afterwards. Gated on app-lock credentials when a lock is configured.

Use this when you want a clean conversational slate but do not want to redo all your provider setup.

Factory reset

Wipe user data plus clear all settings plus remove the OpenAI-compatible API key from the credential store. Re-runs onboarding on next launch. Irreversible.

Use this when handing the machine to someone else, or as the last step in “start completely over”.