HOWTO: Backup and restore eWallet GO!

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eWallet GO! supports manual backup and restore on some platforms, and automatic synchronization on others.

eWallet GO! can backup and restore data from ~~Google Documents and~~ Dropbox.com. The backup format is identical for any version of eWallet GO!, so you can backup and restore data to transfer it between devices and share it with the desktop version of eWallet GO! You will need ~~either a Google account or~~ a Dropbox account. Click here for more information on the online services supported by eWallet GO!

Windows Phone 7:

Open your wallet
Expand the application bar by pressing the "..." button
Press "Backup" or "Restore".

Windows desktop:

eWallet GO! for Windows now supports automatic synchronization instead of manual backup and restore.

Android:

Open your wallet
Press the menu button on your phone (if there is no menu button on your phone, tap and hold the recent apps to bring up menu options)
Press More
Press Backup or Restore

iPhone, iPod touch:

eWallet GO! for iPhone and iPod touch now supports automatic synchronization instead of manual backup and restore.

You can also manually backup via email, by going to the Sync button in your wallet and choosing "Email Backup File". To restore the backup onto your device, just open the mail message on your device and tap on the file attachment to send it to eWallet GO!

Mac OS X

Open your wallet
Press Backup/Restore

Note

It appears that in the May/June 2015 timeframe, Google made some incompatible changes that will prevent you from using Google Docs (or Google Drive) with the old eWallet GO! product.

Platforms

Platform: iPhone, iPod touch, Android, Windows Phone 7, Mac OS X, Windows PC (desktop)

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