Data & Backup
How your data is stored, how to back it up and how to move your setup to a new server or device.
Where data is stored
All QuickPOS data — products, categories, orders, settings — is stored as plain JSON files in the data/ folder on your server or PC. This folder is created automatically the first time QuickPOS runs.
| File | Contains |
|---|---|
data/products.json | All products including custom edits and stock levels |
data/categories.json | All categories including custom ones |
data/orders.json | Complete order history |
data/settings.json | Business name, currency, tax rates and all other settings |
These files are plain text — you can open any of them in a text editor to inspect or manually correct data if needed. Nothing is encrypted, nothing is sent to any external server.
Backing up your data
Copy the entire data/ folder to a safe location. That's it — four JSON files contain everything. Do this regularly, especially before updating the application or moving to a new server.
data/ folder. Locally, a scheduled copy to a USB drive or cloud storage takes seconds to set up.Moving to a new server or PC
This includes both the application files and the data/ folder. Everything is self-contained.
Via FTP, USB drive, network share or cloud storage — however is convenient.
Follow the standard installation steps. Because the data/ folder is already present, QuickPOS will load your existing products, orders and settings immediately — no re-configuration needed.
Restoring from a backup
Stop the QuickPOS server, replace the data/ folder with your backup copy, then restart. All data will be restored to the point the backup was taken.
Sharing a pre-configured setup
Because all data is in a portable folder, distributing a pre-configured QuickPOS is simple. Set up your products, categories, settings and tax rates, then copy the entire QuickPOS folder — including the data/ folder — and give it to the recipient. They install it following the standard steps and it launches with everything already configured.
Resetting to factory defaults
To reset QuickPOS completely, stop the server and delete the data/ folder. On next startup, the folder is recreated with the built-in default products, categories and settings. All orders and any custom configuration will be permanently lost.
To reset only settings while keeping products and orders, open Settings in the POS and click Reset Settings at the bottom of the page.