diff --git a/src/bridges/utils.ts b/src/bridges/utils.ts
index 9be7c91f..eef0c929 100644
--- a/src/bridges/utils.ts
+++ b/src/bridges/utils.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ const utilsBridge = {
         )) as string;
     },
 
+    autosaveBackupData: (writeContent: string): Promise<void> => {
+        return ipcRenderer.invoke("write-autosave", writeContent);
+    },
+
+    getLastAutosaveTimestamp: (): Promise<number | undefined> => {
+        return ipcRenderer.invoke("get-last-autosave-timestamp");
+    },
+
     getCacheSize: async (): Promise<number> => {
         return await ipcRenderer.invoke("get-cache");
     },
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 5175036e..090302f8 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { initApp, openTextMenu } from "./scripts/models/app";
 import { startPool } from "./scripts/fetch-pool";
 import { rootStore } from "./scripts/reducer";
 import { initThemeUpdateListener } from "./scripts/settings";
+import { renewAutosave } from "./scripts/autosave";
 
 startPool(); // Start global fetch pool.
 initThemeUpdateListener();
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ initializeIcons("icons/");
 
 rootStore.dispatch(initApp());
 
+renewAutosave();
+
 window.utils.addMainContextListener((pos, text) => {
     rootStore.dispatch(openTextMenu(pos, text));
 });
diff --git a/src/main/utils.ts b/src/main/utils.ts
index f0878b1b..63f3d745 100644
--- a/src/main/utils.ts
+++ b/src/main/utils.ts
@@ -7,13 +7,20 @@ import {
     clipboard,
     systemPreferences,
 } from "electron";
+import path from "path";
+import { getFonts } from "font-list";
+import { promises, writeFile } from "fs";
+
 import pkg from "../../package.json";
 import { WindowManager } from "./window";
 import { trimContent, trimString } from "./pure-utils";
-import { promises, writeFile } from "fs";
 import { ImageCallbackTypes, TouchBarTexts } from "../schema-types";
 import { initMainTouchBar } from "./touchbar";
-import { getFonts } from "font-list";
+
+function getAutosavePath() {
+    const userDataPath = app.getPath("userData");
+    return `${userDataPath}/autosaves/ffr_autosave.frdata`;
+}
 
 export function setUtilsListeners(manager: WindowManager) {
     async function openExternal(url: string, background = false) {
@@ -159,6 +166,37 @@ export function setUtilsListeners(manager: WindowManager) {
         },
     );
 
+    ipcMain.handle("write-autosave", async (_, writeContent: string) => {
+        const autosavePath = getAutosavePath();
+        try {
+            const dirStat = await promises.stat(path.dirname(autosavePath), {
+                throwIfNoEntry: false,
+            });
+            if (dirStat == undefined) {
+                await promises.mkdir(path.dirname(autosavePath));
+            }
+            await promises.writeFile(getAutosavePath(), writeContent);
+        } catch (err: any) {
+            console.error("Failed to write autosave", err);
+        }
+    });
+
+    ipcMain.handle(
+        "get-last-autosave-timestamp",
+        async (): Promise<number | undefined> => {
+            const autosavePath = getAutosavePath();
+            try {
+                const result = await promises.stat(autosavePath, {
+                    throwIfNoEntry: false,
+                });
+                return result?.mtimeMs;
+            } catch (err: any) {
+                console.error(`Failed to stat ${autosavePath}`, err);
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        },
+    );
+
     ipcMain.handle("get-cache", async () => {
         return await session.defaultSession.getCacheSize();
     });
diff --git a/src/scripts/autosave.tsx b/src/scripts/autosave.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6939e47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/autosave.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import * as db from "./db";
+
+/**
+ * Renew the autosave file in userData if it's been long enough.
+ */
+export async function renewAutosave() {
+    const oneDay = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
+    const autosaveMTimeMs = await window.utils.getLastAutosaveTimestamp();
+    const autosaveStartTime = Date.now();
+    if (autosaveStartTime < autosaveMTimeMs + oneDay) {
+        console.debug("Autosave still current, not rewriting.");
+        return;
+    }
+    let sources: db.SourceEntry[];
+    let items: db.ItemEntry[];
+    const transaction = db.fluentDB.transaction(
+        "r",
+        db.fluentDB.sources,
+        db.fluentDB.items,
+        async () => {
+            sources = await db.fluentDB.sources.toArray();
+            items = await db.fluentDB.items.toArray();
+        },
+    );
+    const output = window.settings.getAll();
+    await transaction;
+    output["database"] = {
+        sources: sources,
+        items: items,
+    };
+    await window.utils.autosaveBackupData(JSON.stringify(output));
+    const autosaveEndTime = Date.now();
+    console.debug(
+        "Completed autosave in " +
+            `${Math.round(autosaveEndTime - autosaveStartTime)}ms.`,
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/scripts/db.ts b/src/scripts/db.ts
index a7ff3dcd..82d55676 100644
--- a/src/scripts/db.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/db.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,11 @@ function byteLength(str: string) {
 }
 
 export async function init() {
-    await migrateLovefieldSourcesDB("sourcesDB", 3);
+    try {
+        await migrateLovefieldSourcesDB("sourcesDB", 3);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+        console.error("Error migrating sources DB", e);
+    }
     try {
         await migrateLovefieldItemsDB("itemsDB", 1);
     } catch (e) {