# Encrypted ledger export & import — no upload

> Export your finance data as an encrypted file and import it back on another device, all in your browser. No upload — only you hold the key.

Back up your finance data as an encrypted file and restore it on another device, with encryption and decryption happening entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and only you hold the passphrase.

Local-first finance tools keep your data private, but that means backups are your responsibility. An encrypted export lets you safely move your ledger between devices or store it, without trusting a cloud with plaintext.

Because only you hold the passphrase, the backup is as private as the tools that made it. To assemble a shareable, redacted bundle instead, use the Finance data room.

## How to

1. **Export.** Encrypt your finance data with a passphrase into a file.
2. **Store or move it.** Keep the encrypted file or transfer it to another device.
3. **Import.** Decrypt it with your passphrase to restore the data.

## FAQ

### How is the data encrypted?

With a passphrase-derived key in your browser, so the export is unreadable without your passphrase — a true encrypted backup, not just a saved file.

### What if I forget the passphrase?

There's no recovery. Because encryption is local and keyless-to-us, no one — including us — can decrypt the file without your passphrase, so store it safely.

### Is my data uploaded to export it?

No. Encryption and decryption run in your browser, so your finance data never leaves your device in readable form.


## Related tools

- [Finance data room](https://www.safepaper.app/finance/finance-data-room)
- [Statement redactor](https://www.safepaper.app/finance/statement-redactor)
- [AES file encrypt](https://www.safepaper.app/security/file-encrypt)
- [Net worth](https://www.safepaper.app/finance/net-worth)

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