Backing Up and Restoring Keep It’s Library

Using Time Machine

If you use Time Machine, Keep It’s files will be backed up automatically, and you can restore older versions of individual files in the Finder as you would any other.

To see the original file for an item:

Choose Item > Show in Finder from the main menu

Restoring the Library

To restore Keep It's entire library from Time Machine:

Quit Keep It, if it is open
Hold on the Option key as you open Keep It to show the Library Utility window
From the main menu, choose Keep It > Library > Show Files in Finder
Open Time Machine
Restore the “Keep It” folder there
Switch back to Keep It
Click the Continue button on the Library Utility window to open your library

Using Other Methods

When using other methods to back up your Mac, make sure that Keep It’s library folder is included in the backup. To see that folder:

Hold on the Option key, and choose Keep It > Library > Show Library File in Finder from the main menu
Quit Keep It to ensure all its data is saved
Back up everything in the “Keep It” folder that contains the “Keep It Library.kptlib” file

Restoring the Library

To later restore Keep It's library:

Quit Keep It, if it is open
Hold on the Option key as you open Keep It to show the Library Utility window
From the main menu, choose Keep It > Library > Show Files in Finder
Restore the “Keep It” folder there
Switch back to Keep It
Click the Continue button on the Library Utility window to open your library