diff --git a/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto b/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto
index 28207a6..16ab020 100644
--- a/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/deviceonly.proto
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "meshtastic/channel.proto";
 import "meshtastic/mesh.proto";
 import "meshtastic/telemetry.proto";
 import "meshtastic/config.proto";
+import "meshtastic/localonly.proto";
 import "nanopb.proto";
 
 option csharp_namespace = "Meshtastic.Protobufs";
@@ -253,3 +254,33 @@ message ChannelFile {
    */
   uint32 version = 2;
 }
+
+/*
+ * The on-disk backup of the node's preferences
+ */
+ message BackupPreferences {
+  /*
+   * The version of the backup
+   */
+  uint32 version = 1;
+
+  /*
+   * The node's configuration
+   */
+  LocalConfig config = 2;
+
+  /*
+   * The node's module configuration
+   */
+  LocalModuleConfig module_config = 3;
+
+  /*
+   * The node's channels
+   */
+  ChannelFile channels = 4;
+
+  /*
+   * The node's user (owner) information
+   */
+  User owner = 5;
+}
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