Where Does Basecamp Store Projects?
Basecamp projects live in the cloud account with exports downloaded as files for archives.
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Basecamp is a cloud project tool, so projects, messages, and files live in your account rather than on any device. The apps mirror that workspace for work on the go.
The portable copy is the export downloaded per project. Anything still only a project has no offline form. Members who leave lose access, so export before departure day. The mirror cache on devices is temporary by design.
Where Basecamp stores this, by platform
Account cloud (projects); downloaded exports
Projects and files sync from the account. Download exports for archives; leaving the account ends access, so export first.
Account cloud (projects); downloaded exports
Same cloud-first design. Phone apps mirror for offline viewing; the export is the durable copy.
Account cloud (projects); downloaded exports
Same split: workspace online, durable copies exported deliberately. Export before leaving any team.
Frequently asked questions
How do I archive a finished project?
Export the project first in the format you need. The workspace copy stays collaborative online, but the downloaded file is the copy that survives account changes.
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