{"id":2200,"date":"2021-12-29T12:13:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayoneapp-development.mystagingwebsite.com\/blog\/where-is-my-data-stored\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:36:54","slug":"where-is-my-data-stored","status":"publish","type":"help_guides","link":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/getting-started-with-day-one\/where-is-my-data-stored\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is my data stored?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Day One stores your entries and photos locally on each device. If you are using Day One Sync, your data is also stored on the Day One Sync server.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"day-one-20\">Day One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"iosandroid\">iOS\/Android<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Data is stored locally on your iPhone\/iPad\/Android hard drive. 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