Local storage & backups

Where your data lives

Swebsy is local-first: your project is stored in your browser’s IndexedDB under the Swebsy origin. No account is involved, and by default nothing is stored on a server.

With a free account you can additionally turn on cloud sync, which keeps a server-side copy of a site (100 MB of storage on the Free plan); a paid plan adds version history. This page describes the default, local-only setup.

Storage	What’s there
IndexedDB	Your project (pages, blocks, styles, settings, uploaded assets)
Your Swebsy account	Only sites you explicitly saved to the cloud

Risks of browser storage

• Clearing browser data (cache, cookies, site data) will delete your project.
• Private / incognito browsing — IndexedDB is cleared when the window closes.
• Different browsers or devices — your project is not synced between them unless cloud sync is on.

Protect your project

Export a backup frequently:

1. Click Project → Export Project.
2. Save the JSON file somewhere outside your browser (a folder, a cloud drive, email to yourself).

Treat the JSON backup as your source of truth, not the browser.

Recover a project

If you’ve lost your in-browser project:

1. Click Project → Import Project.
2. Select the most recent JSON backup file.

If you don’t have a backup, the project cannot be recovered.

Storage quota

Browsers typically allow 10–50% of available disk space for IndexedDB. Swebsy shows a warning if you’re close to the quota. To reduce storage usage, remove unused uploaded assets via the asset manager.