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Data Management

Rostyman stores all data locally on your machine. Nothing is sent to the cloud. You can control where data is stored, create backups, and reset the app from Settings → Data.

Data Storage Location​

By default, Rostyman stores its database in your system's app data folder:

PlatformDefault location
Windows%APPDATA%\RostyMan\
macOS~/Library/Application Support/RostyMan/
Linux~/.config/RostyMan/

Changing the Data Location​

You can move your data to a different location — for example, a cloud-synced folder or an external drive:

  1. Go to Settings → Data → Data storage location
  2. Click Change and select a new folder
  3. The app will restart and use the new location

Supported locations include iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, external SSDs, or USB drives.

If the custom location becomes unavailable (e.g. an external drive is disconnected), Rostyman falls back to the default location automatically.

Resetting the Data Location​

Click Reset next to the data location to return to the default system folder. The app will restart.

Backup & Restore​

Creating a Backup​

  1. Go to Settings → Data
  2. Click Create Backup
  3. Choose where to save the backup file (.db format)

A backup includes everything:

  • Collections, folders, and requests
  • Environments and variables
  • Request history
  • Global variables and vault secrets
  • Settings and preferences
  • Custom themes
  • Workflows, scheduler jobs, and mock servers
  • UI state (open tabs, panel sizes, sidebar selection)

When you restore a backup, the app is returned to exactly the state it was in when the backup was created.

Restoring a Backup​

  1. Go to Settings → Data
  2. Click Restore Backup
  3. Select a previously saved .db backup file
  4. The app validates the file, replaces the current data, and restarts

Restoring a backup replaces all current data. Create a backup of your current state first if you want to preserve it.

Reset Options​

Reset Settings​

Resets all preferences back to their defaults — theme, font size, editor options, auto-save interval, and other settings. Your collections, requests, environments, history, and all other data are preserved.

  1. Go to Settings → Data
  2. Click Reset Settings
  3. Confirm the reset

This is useful if you've changed many settings and want a clean starting point without losing any of your work.

Reset App (Factory Reset)​

Permanently deletes all data and restores Rostyman to its first-run state. This removes everything — collections, history, settings, vault secrets, and all other data.

  1. Go to Settings → Data
  2. Click Reset App
  3. Type RESET to confirm
  4. The app will clear all data and restart

This action cannot be undone. Create a backup first if there's any data you might want to keep.

Media Folder​

Screenshots and videos (such as those captured from response previews or documentation) are stored in a separate media folder, not in the main database. This means:

  • Media files are not included in database backups
  • If you need to preserve media files, back up the media folder separately
  • The media folder is located inside your data storage directory

Tips​

  • Create regular backups before major changes or app updates.
  • If you use a cloud-synced folder as your data location, your data is automatically backed up to the cloud.
  • The Trash feature provides an additional safety net — deleted items can be restored from Sidebar → Trash before you need to reach for a backup.