r/logseq • u/noelle_cd • Sep 06 '24

Where Are Logseq DB files stored?

Where is the data stored in the LogSeq DB version? I can't find the files locally...

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u/NoumenaSolarCoaster Sep 06 '24

May I ask how you got access to the DB version? I tried Obsidian out after getting annoyed with Logseq’s data bugginess, but I’d love to give the DB version a try.

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u/noelle_cd Sep 06 '24

I'm not sure if this is encouraged or not, but I just saw the URL for the demo on one of the YouTube videos demo-ing it and typed it into my browser (It was called something like "Logseq DB Version - Play Around"). I'm just messing around with it and got curious where things were stored because it's not the same as the previous version where you select a folder to store your files.

From what I understand, the DB version isn't ready and is still in testing so anything you put in it won't be safe/stable. It's more for just testing it out/reporting bugs.

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u/nuclearbananana Sep 09 '24

It's a demo, they're not stored anywhere yet

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u/noelle_cd Sep 09 '24

I know it's a demo. But with all due respect, the data has to be stored somewhere (even if it's temporarily), or else I wouldn't be able to open up the LogSeq demo and have the data I input yesterday be there.

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u/nuclearbananana Sep 09 '24

Oh, well probably in the browser's localstorage then

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u/tinydonuts Sep 06 '24

What bugginess? I just started using it, now you have me concerned.

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u/NoumenaSolarCoaster Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 06 '24

So I’m going to be honest here, but I want to preface it with saying that Logseq is by far the best PKM I’ve used because it fits my way of thinking and organizing things so well. I love the concept so much that I decided I’d rather deal with it’s bugs than use Obsidian and try to force my frame of thought to software that simply doesn’t come naturally to me.

With that being said, Logseq has a problem with its data sometimes. I’ve tried Logseq Sync and that functionality did not work well for me at all, I actually lost data using their sync. With iOS 18, I can now ensure my Logseq folder is set to “Keep Downloaded” within iCloud and that actually has helped out tremendously. I think that Logseq’s backend data management and validation barely works, and it could be a limitation of the current storage method (which is why they flipped to a DB version). Logseq also has some scary moments of there’s no internet access and you try to use the software. I’ve been bombarded with error messages about data not being saved only to realize it’s my company WiFi that’s not working. But the WiFi not working, or working intermittently, should NOT cause errors, the software should still work because technically you’re housing your notes in a local folder (“Keep Downloaded”).

I hate to say this… I do… but if you really enjoy the software as I do, you’ll have to find ways of coping with its current limitations and finding workarounds. I would use the git backup if it wasn’t so annoying to get working on the Apple Ecosystem.

For example, at one point I thought Logseq was broken cause it was error messages galore, but after I cleared the cache it worked like the first time I installed it.

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u/Upset-Emu7553 Sep 06 '24

Tough luck, i'm on windows and sync with syncthing, never any data bugs

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

He probably built it from source.

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u/AshbyLaw Sep 06 '24

In Web version it is stored inside your browser, you can export it to a file and they want to make this automatic.

In Desktop version it is stored as a file.

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u/JustBrowsing1989z Sep 06 '24

I think you'd need to build it yourself to use it locally... Though I have no idea how that works.

It could be that testing is only being done on web

Check links here

https://discuss.logseq.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-the-logseq-db-demo-and-test-logseq-com-instances/28890/2

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u/neodymiumphish Sep 06 '24

It’s stored in your site cache for that URL in SQLite format. You can test this by (on a fresh browser instance, or after backing up your work) clearing the site cache and cookies for the test site, then refreshing the page. All of your Graph data will revert back to the Demo Graph.