Disaster Recovery

Given that software will always be susceptible to bugs, AniBridge offers multiple recovery features: daily automated list backups, in-app restore, and a per‑sync undo capability on the timeline.

Backups

AniBridge creates a JSON snapshot of the current list data on startup and on a daily schedule. These backups are stored under the data folder (defined in $AB_DATA_PATH) in the backups directory. Each profile has its own subdirectory within backups. The backup filenames follow this pattern:

data/
└── backups/
    └── profile/
        └── anibridge_profile_anilist_20251129212551.json

You can view or restore these back ups through the web UI's backups page.

Restoring from Backups

1. Open the Web UI and navigate to: Backups → select a profile.
2. You will see a table of recent backups (filename, created time, size, age, detected user if available).
3. Click Preview to open a highlighted JSON view (no data is changed).
4. Click Restore to apply that snapshot back to AniList for the profile.
5. A toast will indicate success; any individual sync outcomes will appear later on the timeline.

Undoing Individual Sync Changes

In addition to full restores, you can undo specific sync operations directly from the Timeline page.

Each timeline entry representing a change (e.g. a creation, update, or deletion) exposes an Undo button when it is logically reversible. When clicked, AniBridge applies an inverse operation to restore the previous state and creates a new timeline entry marked as undone.

Undo Is Available When