# Saved measurements, export and cloud backup in Shadecard

- URL: https://abdohoo.app/help/shadecard/saved-measurements-and-backup
- Product: Shadecard (https://sc.abdohoo.app)
- Section: Language & settings
- Updated: 2026-09-30

> Tap Save measurement on a result; it appears in My workspace, where you can reopen it, log a dip or promote it. Export makes a file; signing in backs everything up automatically.

Everything you keep in Shadecard lives in **My workspace**: saved measurements, favourite shades, your own custom shades and the lab-dip log. Save a reading with **Save measurement** on the result; reopen it later with **Open**. To keep a copy off the phone, use **Export** for a file, or sign in and the app backs up automatically.

## Save a measurement

On any result, tap **Save measurement**. The button changes to **Saved to My measurements ✓**. If you swap to a runner-up shade, change the fibre or switch **Use my dip history**, the button offers a fresh save, so you can keep more than one version.

The home tile **My workspace** shows how many readings you have saved.

## What My workspace contains

Open **My workspace** from the home screen. From top to bottom:

- **ACCOUNT & CLOUD BACKUP** – sign-in status and a link to the account screen.
- **Export** and **Import** – move your whole recipe book as a file.
- **Right first time** – your lab-dip success rate once you log dips.
- **My shades** – measurements you promoted to custom shades.
- **Favourite shades** – shades you starred (☆) in the library.
- **My measurements** – every saved reading.
- **Dip log** – every lab dip you recorded.

![My workspace: account card, Export and Import buttons, Right first time card, and the My shades, Favourite shades, My measurements and Dip log sections](https://abdohoo.app/media/library/shadecard/android-workspace.webp)My workspace on a fresh install, before anything is saved## Working with a saved measurement

Each row under **My measurements** shows the matched shade (for example *≈ Olive*, or **Unmatched**), the date, L\* and the spread. The actions are:

ActionWhat it does**Open** / **Open result**Rebuilds the result from the saved colour values and re-matches it against today's library**Log dip**Records a lab dip for this reading (outcome, correction, process)**Promote**Saves the reading as a custom shade with the recipe that workedDelete (bin icon)Removes the measurementReopening never uses the camera or a scan. The photos and per-shot diagnostics are not stored, so those parts of the result are empty. See [From recipe to lab dip](https://abdohoo.app/help/shadecard/from-recipe-to-lab-dip) for **Log dip** and **Promote**.

## Export and import a file

1. In **My workspace**, tap **Export**. The app prepares *shadecard-recipe-book.json* and opens the share sheet – save it to Drive, email it, or send it to another phone.
2. On the other phone, tap **Import** and pick the file. The app reports *Imported n measurements, n shades.*

Import merges into what is already there. A file that is not a Shadecard export is refused with **Import failed — not a valid Shadecard export.**

## Cloud backup with an account

Signing in is optional. Without it, the workspace says **Not signed in — your data stays on this device only.**

1. Tap **Sign in** on the home screen or in My workspace.
2. Enter your **Email** and **Password (min 8)** and tap **Sign in**, or tap **New here? Create an account**.
3. While you are signed in, your shades, measurements and dip log back up automatically. The account screen shows the sync status and a **Sync now** button.

![Shadecard Account screen with Your recipe book, everywhere, the Sign in card with Email and Password fields, and New here? Create an account](https://abdohoo.app/media/library/shadecard/android-account.webp)The account screen: signing in turns on automatic backupOn a new phone, sign in with the same account and the app pulls your backup and merges it with anything already on the phone.

## Privacy and deleting data

- Measurements are computed and stored on the phone. The captured frames are analysed in memory and not written to your gallery.
- Uninstalling the app removes everything held on the device.
- To delete your cloud account and backup, use **Delete account** on the account screen, or the page at sc.abdohoo.app/delete-account. This cannot be undone; measurements saved on the phone stay on the phone.

Export a file now and then even if you use cloud backup. A copy on a drive you control is the simplest safety net.

## Related

- [From recipe to lab dip](https://abdohoo.app/help/shadecard/from-recipe-to-lab-dip)
- [Android app, website and scan packs](https://abdohoo.app/help/shadecard/android-app-website-and-scans)
- [Switch Shadecard to Urdu](https://abdohoo.app/help/shadecard/switch-to-urdu)

## Frequently asked questions

### Does reopening a saved measurement use a scan?

No. Open rebuilds the result from the stored colour values and matches it against the current library without using the camera or a scan.

### Is the photo saved with the measurement?

No. The measurement stores the colour values, match, fibre and recipe, not the photos, so a reopened result has no per-shot details.

### What happens to my data if I lose my phone?

If you were signed in, your shades, measurements and dip log are in your cloud backup; sign in on the new phone to restore them. Otherwise, only an exported file can bring them back.

### How do I delete my account?

Use Delete account on the account screen in the app, or the self-service page at sc.abdohoo.app/delete-account. It removes the account and its cloud backup; data saved on the phone stays on the phone.