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Begin with the household
How a home inventory app works: set up the basic structure
Add the household information, rooms, and categories that will make your records easy to browse later. You can keep the setup simple and expand it when needed.
How It Works
How a home inventory app works, one manageable step at a time
See how a home inventory app works without requiring an account, a subscription, or a complete inventory on the first day.
Open Home Records2
Add records
Document what matters first
Start with appliances, electronics, furniture, valuables, important documents, or anything that would be difficult to identify or replace after an unexpected event.
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Add useful evidence
Keep the details with the item
Add photos, receipts, model and serial numbers, purchase details, replacement values, warranty information, and notes where they can be found together.
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Maintain the record
Update it when life changes
Add new purchases, remove items you no longer own, record service work, and review warranty or maintenance information periodically.
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Protect your work
Create a separate backup
Export a current backup and keep it somewhere outside the browser profile. Use the encrypted backup option when password protection is appropriate, and store the password safely.
Local-first storage
Use the same browser profile until you intentionally move your records
The app saves its working data locally in the browser profile where you created it. Opening another browser, another profile, or another copy of the app can look empty because those locations have separate storage.
Good routine
- Bookmark the exact app address
- Use the same browser profile
- Create backups after meaningful updates
- Keep at least one backup elsewhere
Avoid
- Clearing site data without a backup
- Assuming records sync automatically
- Keeping the only backup on the same device
- Forgetting an encrypted backup password