This will only work on MacOS.
Ensure that Pieces and Pieces OS are closed before attempting these steps. Performing these steps with either application open may result in data loss.
cd ~/Library
com.pieces.os
and com.pieces.pfd
, yielding a zipfile named pieces_backup.zip
. Use the command below:zip -r pieces_backup.zip com.pieces.os com.pieces.pfd
~/Library/pieces_backup.zip
. Make sure to place this somewhere safe; you’ll need this zipfile to restore your database on a new machine.pieces_backup.zip
file into your ~/Library
folder. You can use Finder to accomplish this. (If you don’t see the Library folder in your user home directory, use the keyboard shortcut command + shift + . to show hidden folders).cd ~/Library
pieces_backup.zip
using the following command:unzip pieces_backup.zip
ls | grep com.pieces
You should see an output similar to the following screenshot
You can now open Pieces OS and Pieces safely. The database will now be populated with the contents of the backup.