Backup

Bisq 1Bisq 2Original wiki wordingrev 4101 · 14 Dec 2025

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Bisq 2 snapshots and manual backup are distinct

Checked against pinned source

The pinned Bisq 2 v2.1.15 implementation thins automatic store backups and can prune them by size. Manual Support/Resources backup is a separate data-directory copy; its UI warns that the backup is not encrypted. The copy intentionally excludes some runtime files and can retain external Tor credentials. Neither a local rolling snapshot nor an external wallet seed establishes that all application state is protected against device loss.

Checked 7 Nov 2026

Backup strategies

Manual backup

Bisq1 has a manually triggered backup feature that saves a copy of the whole contents of the data directory to a selected location: backing up application data

Bisq2 has a very similar feature that can be reached under Support > Resources > Backup, and works in a similar manner.

Built-in automatic backup

Bisq2 extends the existing manual backup, and also provides a feature to create versioned backups: automatic backup

Custom automatic backup scripts

A standalone script is also available to create versioned backups on Windows, MacOS and Linux, of the essential database files of both Bisq1 and Bisq2: automatic backup script

Source and history

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Revision: 4101 · 14 Dec 2025
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