Backing up your data

All data on any computer or device should be backed up regularly.

Anytune works with three types of data:

• Songs in your device's Music Library (Apple Music / Music app)
• Audio files imported directly into Anytune
• Anytune song data (Config) including marks, notes, lyrics and settings

Each is backed up differently.

Anytune plays songs directly from your device's Music Library and does not make a copy of these songs. Your Music Library is backed up by Apple's backup systems, including Sync Library, Finder/iTunes backups, Time Machine, and iCloud Backup.

See How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and Back up your Mac with Time Machine.

Audio files that you import directly into Anytune (Files, Open-In, Record, Dropbox, Email, WiFi, etc.) are stored according to the Settings > Save imported media to: setting.

• iCloud Drive stores imported audio in your iCloud Drive where it automatically syncs to your other devices signed into the same Apple Account.
• Device stores imported audio only on that device. These files are included in your device's system backup but are not automatically shared with your other devices.

For important recordings (like that amazing jam session) or imported files, we recommend keeping another copy in  another safe location.

If you choose Save imported media to: iCloud Drive, your imported audio is also stored in your iCloud Drive, where it is synchronized to your other iCloud-enabled devices and benefits from Apple's iCloud storage and backup infrastructure.

If you choose Device, keep another copy by Exporting the original file to a safe location.

Warning: Deleting/uninstalling Anytune removes all local Anytune data. Imported audio stored on the device will also be lost unless you can perform restore from a system backup. Imported audio stored in iCloud Drive remains in your iCloud Drive and can be accessed again after reinstalling Anytune.Your data is saved to iCloud and can be restored if Anytune is re-installed and the songs are available. 

Anytune Config Data

Anytune remembers your settings, annotations and song information for every song. This information is called your Anytune Config (song data). Config data is included in your device's system backup.

Configs are also backed up automatically to the Anytune Cloud whenever Anytune is backgrounded or quit, and before deleting a song. Anytune keeps the last two backups and the last hour, day, week and month.

You can also save your Config for one or all songs to the Anytune Cloud or to an .atcfg file and share it with your other devices or other Anytune users. See Sharing and syncing song data.

On iOS/iPadOS

Backup your Anytune Config data by exporting it to a file or email:

1. Tap Sharing . 
   On iPhone, first tap the Menu button .
2. Tap Share Song Settings and Marks.
3. Select All Songs.
4. Choose Email or Open-In.
5. Send or save the exported file. See Sharing song data (Configs).

If Save imported media to: is set to Device, ensure you have another copy of any unique recordings or imported audio by Exporting the original files.

If Save imported media to: is set to iCloud Drive, your imported audio is automatically stored in iCloud Drive and syncs to your other devices.

On Mac

Time Machine is the recommended way to protect both your Music Library and your Anytune data.

Anytune stores its Config data in its application container. Imported audio is also stored there when copied into Anytune.

~/Library/Containers/com.anystonetech.Anytune-Mac
or
~/Library/Containers/Anytune (as it appears in Finder)

You can back up the entire container by copying it or by using Time Machine. This preserves your Config data together with any audio stored inside the container.

1. In Finder choose Go > Go to Folder… and enter ~/Library/Containers/.
2. Copy com.anystonetech.Anytune-Mac  (Anytune) to another location, or simply rely on Time Machine. See Re-install Anytune Mac.