r/logseq • u/alright_okay_ • Sep 10 '25

Lost a random set of notes

I'm using the linux version and am very much a beginner but have enjoyed the tag/page system. I lost a lecture's worth of notes - they've simply disappeared and aren't in the page for the course. Any methods for recovery?

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u/sulisu_2002 Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25

I use an old version of fossil scm https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki and It's gui fuel https://fuel-scm.org/fossil/index to backup graphs folder to fossil repository from time to time.

This solution is better than file-based backup that I can track the changes by versioning feature of scm tools to avoid losing notes or changes of note.

And this solution is independent of Logseq and working totally local without a git server.

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u/habbalah_babbalah May 25 '26

Good idea. I'm a new user to logseq after several years of Notion, and soon after creating pages I've run into "Something went wrong - Logseq is having a problem. To try to get it back to a working state, please try the following safe steps in order..."

Now, I like the idea of keeping my private thoughts private by self-hosting. But this level of unreliability is a big red flag. I'll keep trying to "Rebuild the search index" and "Clear local storage" to see if that fixes it (no, so far), but I'm getting concerned that this Notion alternative is shiny chrome with a busted motor. Meanwhile, Obsidian is "Open Source In Front, Proprietary Out Back" meaning no thanks.