Create a backup file

1. In Reminders, choose File > Export.
2. Name the backup file and choose where you want to save it (such as your desktop or Documents folder), then click Export. This makes an .ICS file.

Restore your reminders from a backup file

Important: When you import a backup file, any changes you made in Reminders since the backup was made will be lost.

1. In Reminders, choose File > Import.
2. Locate your Reminders backup file (.ICS), then click Import.
    

Restore your calendars from a backup file that was included in a Time Machine backup

If you use Time Machine and you saved a copy of your calendars (in a Calendar Archive backup file) somewhere on your computer, but later deleted the file, you can use Time Machine to recover it.

Important: When you import a backup file, any changes you made in Reminders since the backup was made will be lost.

1. Open the location where you placed your Reminders file.
   • For example, if the file was located in your Documents folder, open the Documents folder. If the file was located on your desktop, you don’t need to open anything.
2. Connect your Time Machine volume if it isn't, then enter Time Machine.
3. Using the arrows and the timeline along the right edge of your screen, browse through the backups until you find the Reminders backup file.
4. Select the backed up file, and then click Restore. The restored file is returned to its original location.
5. In Reminders, choose File > Import.
6. Locate the restored Reminder file, and then click Import.