Where Does Shearwater Store Dive Logs?
Where the Shearwater app keeps dive logs on Android and iPhone, and how computer sync works. Full paths are listed below.
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Shearwater pairs dive computers with phone logbooks. The computer records depth and gas over Bluetooth. Your account holds synced dives and certifications. The phone holds live sync, cache, and unsynced drafts.
That pending state matters on boats without signal. Dives stay local until the next connection. Exact cache names vary by Perdix versus Teric generations. For keeps, sync each day before leaving the dock. Export UDDF files for desktop archiving in Subsurface or MacDive. When in doubt, verify paths inside the app before trusting a remembered folder.
Where Shearwater Dive stores this, by platform
/sdcard/Android/data/com.shearwater.cloud
Logs follow your Shearwater account once synced. Live dives live privately during sync. Computers keep full logs on hardware. Sync each trip first.
On My iPhone/Shearwater
Dives live in the Shearwater container plus cloud. Sign in to restore logbook. Dive computers keep master logs regardless of phone files.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Shearwater logs to a new phone?
Sign in on the new phone and synced logs return from the cloud. On device dives stay in private storage until uploaded. Sync over Bluetooth first, then verify the logbook before wiping. The computer holds the master dive memory regardless.
Do Shearwater logs back up automatically?
Yes, in the cloud account once synced. The phone holds live sync plus cache. Dive computers keep full logs on hardware. Reinstalls restore the same logbook after sign in while dates stay covered. Sync each trip first.
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