FightFlow Backup Is Here: Export and Restore Your Training Safely

FightFlow has always been deliberately local-first.

That is a strength. No account. No forced cloud. No waiting on a server before you can train.

But there was one obvious downside: if you changed phones, reinstalled the app, or wanted to wipe data safely, your work could be harder to carry forward than it should be.

That changes now.

Backup is live in FightFlow, giving you a clean manual way to export your data into a local backup file and restore it later when you need it.

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What Backup Actually Does

FightFlow can now generate a local .ffbk backup file from inside the app.

From Settings -> Data, you can:

• Tap Export Backup
• Choose which categories to include
• Save the file wherever you want
• Import that file later from Import Backup
• Preview exactly what is recoverable before you restore it

This is not a raw storage dump. It is a structured backup flow built around the data categories that actually matter.

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What You Can Include

Backup is category-based, which means you are not forced into an all-or-nothing export.

Depending on what you select, your backup can include:

• Core settings
• Goals and reminders
• Training defaults
• Knowledge stars
• Session progress and streak data
• Skill Academy progress
• Custom combos
• Routines
• Shadowboxing content
• Conditioning content

Everything is selected by default, and there are quick actions for All, Settings, and Clear so you can make the file as broad or as narrow as you want.

That gives you three practical backup styles:

• All Data Backup for the full supported app state
• Settings Backup if you only want your preferences and setup
• Custom Backup if you want a specific mix

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Why This Matters

Backup solves a very real solo-training problem: your training system is only useful if it survives real life.

Here are the obvious use cases:

• Switching devices: Keep your setup, combos, and progress when moving to a new phone.
• Pre-reset protection: Export a file before deleting app data or troubleshooting a bad state.
• Experiment safely: Test new flows, routines, or changes without feeling like your current setup is trapped.
• Save the work you actually built: If you spent time tuning reminders, building combos, logging sessions, and shaping routines, that work now has an exit path.

For a training app built around consistency, this matters more than people think. Losing your environment is one of the fastest ways to break momentum.

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Restore Without the Usual Risk

The important part is not just export. It is restore safety.

When you import a backup, FightFlow shows a preview of:

• the file you selected,
• the categories inside it,
• what is recoverable,
• and any recovery notes if something is missing, unsupported, or corrupted.

Restore behavior is also intentionally scoped:

• A Settings Backup replaces the settings categories included in the file.
• An All Data Backup replaces the supported settings and user-data categories in the file.
• A Custom Backup only replaces the selected categories contained in that backup.

Anything not included stays unchanged.

That matters because safe restore is not the same thing as blindly replaying old device state. FightFlow intentionally avoids restoring device-specific runtime details that should not be copied over as-is, such as notification permission state, scheduled notification bookkeeping, or unavailable voice identifiers.

The result is a restore flow that is practical, but still careful.

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How to Use It

1. Open Settings.
2. Go to the Data section.
3. Tap Export Backup.
4. Leave everything selected, choose Settings, or build a custom selection.
5. Tap Save Backup File and store the .ffbk file somewhere safe.
6. Later, tap Import Backup.
7. Review the preview, then hit Restore.

That is it.

If you are about to delete app data, reinstall, or move devices, export first. It takes less time than rebuilding your whole setup from memory.

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What Backup Is Not

This feature is intentionally simple:

• It is not cloud sync
• It is not automatic background backup
• It is not live multi-device mirroring

It is a manual, local-first backup system that keeps you in control.

That matches the rest of FightFlow: private by default, offline-friendly, and usable without an account.

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Final Word

Backup is one of those features you do not think about until the day you really need it.

Now that it is built, FightFlow is much easier to trust for the long run. Your settings, custom work, and progress are no longer locked to a single install.

Open Settings -> Data -> Export Backup and make your first file before you need it.