Data Storage

All Traq data is stored locally on your machine. Nothing is sent to external servers.

Storage Location

Linux

~/.local/share/traq/

macOS

~/Library/Application Support/traq/

Windows

%APPDATA%\traq\

Directory Structure

traq/
├── data.db                 # SQLite database
└── screenshots/
    └── YYYY/
        └── MM/
            └── DD/
                ├── 001234.webp
                ├── 001265.webp
                └── ...

Database

The SQLite database (data.db) contains:

• Sessions - Start/end times, metadata
• Screenshots - File paths, timestamps, hashes
• Window Events - Application names, window titles
• Summaries - AI-generated session descriptions
• Settings - Your configuration preferences

Screenshots

Screenshots are organized by date (YYYY/MM/DD) and saved as WebP files. Each filename is the Unix timestamp of capture.

Storage Estimates

Captures/Hour	Quality	Daily Storage
120 (30s interval)	Medium	~50 MB
60 (60s interval)	Medium	~25 MB
30 (2min interval)	Medium	~12 MB

Backup

To back up your Traq data, copy the entire data directory:

# Linux
cp -r ~/.local/share/traq ~/traq-backup

# Or just the database
cp ~/.local/share/traq/data.db ~/traq-backup.db

Privacy

• All data stays on your machine
• No cloud sync by default
• No telemetry or analytics
• You own your data completely

To delete all data, simply remove the data directory.