# Backup Tropy files can be backed up just like any other files on your computer. They live in three places: 1. The project file (.tpy), saved wherever you told the file to save when you created your project, likely in My Documents or a similar folder. 2. The 'user data' folder, which contains any custom templates you might have created: `~/Library/Application Support/Tropy` (macOS) `~/.config/tropy` (linux) or `%APPDATA%\Tropy` (Windows), 3. and the photos (which Tropy currently does not modify at all). You can back up all of these files just as you would back up any other computer file, using an external drive, a cloud drive, or some other method. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.tropy.org/troubleshooting/backup.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.