The information in this article applies to:

• NetNewsWire 2.x
• NetNewsWire Lite 2.x

Making backups is highly recommended—not just for NetNewsWire data but for all your important information.

NetNewsWire stores information in just two places. These are the things you should back up:

Preferences file: ~/Library/Preferences/com.ranchero.NetNewsWire.plist
Data folder: ~/Library/Application Support/NetNewsWire/

(Note: the ~ means “your home folder.”)

Automatic backups
NetNewsWire does make some automatic backups—it stores copies of your subscriptions list in the ~/Library/Application Support/NetNewsWire/Backups/ folder. However, it’s still important to back up your data to another hard drive, CD, or other storage device, since the hard drive on your computer may fail.