Export an encrypted family backup
Save a password-protected copy of profiles, gems, configuration, history, and pending work.
Before you begin
- Parent access and this device’s PIN.
- A password of at least 12 characters that you can keep outside the app.
- Open the family apps nearby and sync if possible.
- Check that recent submissions, approvals, and purchases arrived on the parent device you will export from.
- Open parent Settings and tap Export encrypted backup.
- Enter a Backup password with at least 12 characters and enter it again to confirm.
- Enter your current parent PIN under Authorize with your PIN.
- Tap Create encrypted backup.
- In the system file picker, choose a folder and save the .choreminerbackup file.
- Check that the file appears in your chosen location. Save its password separately.
The backup includes family configuration, profiles, balances/history, catalog order, reminder settings, and pending financial work. It excludes device credentials, PINs, recovery codes, and delivered-notification state. Keep the file private.
- Export before replacing a device, restoring, permanently deleting a profile, or resetting a family.
- Keep a recent backup after major changes and important progress. Backups are manual, not automatic.
- Use clear dated filenames and retain an older known-good copy until a new backup is confirmed.
- You choose the destination in Files. Choosing iCloud Drive or another provider uses that provider’s storage; Chore Miner does not perform a cloud upload itself.