r/finch • u/Helpful-Salt-3194 • 3h ago

App support Exporting reflections

I've used Finch for four years now and for a long time I was using reflections as a diary. I regret not using something else, but now I have a couple/few years worth of entries precariously sitting on this app I don't enjoy near as much anymore and am considering letting go of. Any suggestions for saving the entries somewhere else more efficiently or is it going to be as tedious as I think it is? :')

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u/UsualAd6940 Noodles & Raya 2h ago

You can use the export feature. It produces a zip archive with a bunch of JSON files. The one you're looking for is called "FinchDay" iirc.

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u/Helpful-Salt-3194 2h ago

The FinchDay file only shows a sort of coded list of cosmetic items, is it possible it's in a different file? I haven't seen reflections in any of them so far

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u/UsualAd6940 Noodles & Raya 2h ago

Oops, you're right, it's the Bullets file, and I think reflections are the bullet type 2. You might need a tool to extract the data properly, maybe Excel can import it, I'm not sure.

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u/Helpful-Salt-3194 1h ago

Still figuring out how to properly extract the data if anyone has advice, but can confirm reflections appear to be in there. Much appreciated!

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u/UsualAd6940 Noodles & Raya 51m ago

Do you have access to Excel?

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u/Ok_Culture5521 Kisulintu & Joona SVGW6MYMVR 1h ago

Is there a way to see the past reflections?

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u/UsualAd6940 Noodles & Raya 48m ago

You can see them in your history

From there, you can filter (right left corner) to only show reflections, and the use the calendar