Where Does Goodbudget Store Budgets and Data?
Goodbudget syncs envelopes across phones from your household account, with CSV export on the web for archiving.
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Goodbudget is an envelope budget with phone editing. Envelopes, transactions, and goals live in your household account. The app caches recent activity for offline entry. Sync merges edits from every shared device.
Same email means same envelopes. Exact cache folders shift with releases, so check App info for the installed package label before digging. For moves, sign in and let sync finish. Shared households need the same house accepted on the new phone.
Where Goodbudget stores this, by platform
/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/[goodbudget-package]/files
Envelopes follow your Goodbudget login. The phone holds working copies plus cache. Check App info for the package label when browsing storage.
On My iPhone/Goodbudget
Same account sync model as Android. Envelopes and goals restore on login. Reinstalls never touch the cloud ledger.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Goodbudget to a new phone?
Install Goodbudget on the new phone and sign in with the same email. Envelopes and transactions download from your household account. Bank links refresh server side. Confirm envelope balances before wiping the old phone.
How do I export Goodbudget transactions?
Open the web app history and export to CSV or QIF for archiving. The phone cache holds no master ledger. Envelope fills sync through the household, so exports are snapshots for spreadsheets rather than restorable backups.
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