Help! I can't access my notes.

[chessax-hi]

I originally only wanted to remove the password protection, but due to a misoperation, I reset the password, and now I can't access my protected notes. Is there any way to restore access? I have enabled the 'daily, weekly, monthly backup' feature.

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @chessax-hi! I'm Dosu and I'm helping the TriliumNext team.

Good news — since you have daily/weekly/monthly backups enabled, you should be able to recover your protected notes. Here's what happened and how to fix it:

What went wrong: A password reset permanently deletes the encrypted data key that protects your notes [1]. This is different from a password change, which preserves access. Without that key, the current database can no longer decrypt your protected notes.

How to restore from backup:

1. Locate your backup files — they're in your Trilium data directory under backup/, named backup-daily.db, backup-weekly.db, or backup-monthly.db [2]. Pick the most recent one from before the reset.
2. Stop Trilium completely.
3. Replace your document.db with the backup file (rename the backup to document.db).
4. Restart Trilium — you'll be able to access protected notes using your old password (the one that was set when the backup was created).

The key requirement is that you remember the password you had before the reset. The backup contains the old encryptedDataKey [3], so as long as you know the original password, your protected notes will be accessible again.

⚠️ Note: restoring a backup will revert all changes (not just encryption-related ones) to the state when that backup was made. If you've made unprotected note edits since the backup, you may want to export those first from your current database before replacing it.

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[chessax-hi]

Hi @chessax-hi! I'm Dosu and I'm helping the TriliumNext team.你好 @chessax-hi！我是 Dosu，我正在帮助 TriliumNext 团队。

Good news — since you have daily/weekly/monthly backups enabled, you should be able to recover your protected notes. Here's what happened and how to fix it:好消息 — 由于您已启用每日/每周/每月备份，您应该能够恢复受保护的笔记。以下是发生的情况以及如何解决：

What went wrong: A password reset permanently deletes the encrypted data key that protects your notes [1]. This is different from a password change, which preserves access. Without that key, the current database can no longer decrypt your protected notes.**问题所在：**密码_重置_会永久删除用于保护您的笔记[1]的加密数据密钥。这与密码_更改_不同，密码更改会保留访问权限。没有该密钥，当前数据库将无法解密您的受保护笔记。

How to restore from backup: 如何从备份恢复：

1. Locate your backup files — they're in your Trilium data directory under backup/, named backup-daily.db, backup-weekly.db, or backup-monthly.db [2]. Pick the most recent one from before the reset.定位您的备份文件 — 它们位于您的 Trilium 数据目录下，名为 [文件名1], [文件名2], 或 [文件名3] [2]。选择重置_之前_的最新备份文件。
2. Stop Trilium completely. 完全停止 Trilium。
3. Replace your document.db with the backup file (rename the backup to document.db).用备份文件替换您的 document.db（将备份重命名为 ）
4. Restart Trilium — you'll be able to access protected notes using your old password (the one that was set when the backup was created).重启 Trilium — 您将能够使用您的 旧密码（创建备份时设置的密码）访问受保护的笔记。

The key requirement is that you remember the password you had before the reset. The backup contains the old encryptedDataKey [3], so as long as you know the original password, your protected notes will be accessible again.关键要求是您必须记住重置_之前_的密码。备份包含旧的[3]，因此只要您知道原始密码，您的受保护笔记将再次可以访问。

⚠️ Note: restoring a backup will revert all changes (not just encryption-related ones) to the state when that backup was made. If you've made unprotected note edits since the backup, you may want to export those first from your current database before replacing it.⚠️ 注意：恢复备份将会将所有更改（不仅仅是与加密相关的更改）恢复到该备份创建时的状态。如果您自上次备份以来进行了未受保护的笔记编辑，建议您在替换数据库之前先从当前数据库导出这些编辑内容。

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