How to Export or Delete Your Job Data in Erioun

You can export your job data from Erioun, or delete all of it, whenever you choose — no support ticket, no waiting period, no fine print. The ability to export job application data and the right to wipe it cleanly are built in from the start, because a privacy-first tool that quietly held your search hostage would be a contradiction. This is how both work, and when to reach for each.

Most job-search tools treat your data as theirs. You build up months of applications, the CV versions you tried, the replies you got — and then leaving means abandoning all of it. Erioun is meant to work the other way. The record you build is yours. You should be able to walk out the door with a copy in hand, or shut the door entirely and leave nothing behind.

What counts as your job data

Before you export anything, it helps to know what's actually in there. Over a search, Erioun keeps more than a list of company names. A single application record holds:

• the role and where you found it,
• the CV version you used for that application,
• any replies that came back through the Email Hub,
• your notes, stage history, and follow-up dates.

Multiply that across every role you've tracked and you've got a real history — which CV got responses, which applications stalled, what you said in your prep notes before an interview. That's the thing you're choosing to keep or remove. It's worth understanding what a candidate-side ATS stores on your behalf, because the whole point of one is that the record belongs to you rather than to a recruiter's pipeline.

If you've been diligent about logging applications, this data has genuine value beyond the current search. A clean record of every job you applied to is the kind of thing you'll want for tax purposes in some countries, for unemployment claims, or simply to remember what you sent where six months from now. That's exactly the case for exporting before you do anything drastic.

How to export job application data from Erioun

Exporting is the safe, reversible move. It makes a copy without changing your account. Here's the order that works.

1. Go to your account settings. The export option lives with your data and privacy controls, not buried in some admin corner.
2. Choose to export your data. Erioun gathers your applications, CV versions, recorded replies, notes and follow-up dates into a portable file.
3. Download the file and open it. Don't skip this. A backup you've never opened is a guess, not a backup. Confirm it contains what you expect.
4. Store it somewhere you'll find later. A labeled folder in your cloud drive beats a download sitting in a folder you'll empty next week.

That's the whole process. No request queue, no "we'll email you within 30 days." The reason it's instant is that this is your data, and asking permission to access your own work would defeat the purpose.

A small habit worth forming: export once near the end of a search, even if you're not leaving. An offer comes in, things move fast, and a few months later you barely remember the roles you considered. A snapshot taken while it's fresh costs you two minutes and saves you the frustration of a memory that's gone fuzzy.

When to delete instead — and how

Deleting is the other direction, and it's deliberate. You'd reach for it when:

• your search is over and you want a clean break,
• you're closing your account and want nothing left behind,
• you simply prefer not to keep a record of a difficult stretch.

Any of those is a fine reason. The mechanics mirror the export: open your settings, find the delete option, and confirm. The difference is what happens next. Deletion is meant to actually remove your data — not archive it somewhere out of sight, not keep a shadow copy "just in case." That's the honest version of a delete button, and it's the one Erioun aims for.

Because it's permanent, the safest pattern is simple: export first, verify the file, then delete. If you're certain you'll never want the history, you can skip straight to deletion. But the export takes a couple of minutes, and it's the difference between a clean exit and an irreversible one. There's no penalty for keeping a copy of work you did.

One thing to keep straight: deleting your data is not the same as moving an application to the Archived stage inside Erioun. Archiving tidies your live pipeline while keeping the record; deletion removes the record itself. If your real goal is just a less cluttered view, archiving is probably what you want, and your history stays intact.

Why this is built in, not bolted on

Plenty of products will let you leave eventually — after a chat with support, a confirmation email, a cooling-off window designed to make you reconsider. Erioun treats export and delete as ordinary controls you reach for on your own, because the alternative quietly tells you the data was never really yours.

This comes from how the company is set up. Erioun is built privacy-first as an EU company operating under GDPR, which gives you a legal right to access your data and have it erased — not as a favor, but as a baseline. On top of that, Erioun does not sell your data, and it does not scrape LinkedIn or the wider web to build your records. What's in your account is what you put there and what came back through your own applications. Nothing is harvested behind the scenes, so there's nothing hidden to leave behind when you go.

There's also no auto-apply. Erioun never fires off applications on your behalf, which means your data trail reflects decisions you actually made. That matters when you export: the history is an accurate account of your search, not a log of automated activity you'd struggle to explain.

A short checklist before you leave or wipe

If you're about to step away, run through this so you don't lose anything you'll miss.

• Export your data and open the file to confirm it's complete.
• Save it somewhere durable — a named folder, not a temporary download.
• Decide: archive or delete? Archive if you only want a cleaner pipeline. Delete if you want it gone.
• Delete only when you're sure, knowing it can't be reversed.
• Confirm the account state matches what you intended afterward.

Five steps, and you're either carrying a clean copy of your search or walking away with nothing left in the system — whichever you actually wanted.

The freedom to take your data or remove it isn't a feature you'll use every day. But it's the one that tells you what a tool really thinks of you. A search is personal: the companies you approached, the salaries you discussed, the roles you didn't get. Being able to export job application data on demand, or erase it on demand, is what keeps that personal information yours.

If you're weighing whether to try Erioun, knowing you can leave cleanly should make the decision easier. You can start a 14-day free trial, see how it organizes a few applications, and if it's not for you, export your data and delete the account in a couple of minutes. To see what's included across plans, take a look at the pricing page. No lock-in either way — that's the point.