BackApp

BackApp is a portable Windows GUI app for creating quick, reliable backups of selected folders to a target location.

Highlights

• Backup profiles (save default settings and reuse anytime)
• One-click backup with progress + logs
• Optional scheduled runs / autorun support (Windows Task Scheduler)

Download

• Get the latest build from Releases: https://github.com/Spikesix/BackApp/releases

Contents

• Run
• How the app works
  • Settings tab
  • Backup tab
• Button reference
• Archive / History
• Autorun mode
• Files the app creates

Run (onedir package)

1. Download BackApp-v1.0.0-win64.zip from the Releases.
2. Extract the ZIP.
3. Run BackApp.exe.

Keep these together in the same folder:

• BackApp.exe
• app.ico (loaded by the app at runtime)
• internal/ (or _internal/) (runtime files)

How the app works (the flow)

A) Settings tab (create & save your default jobs)

1. Click Add Job.

2. A new empty row appears. For each job you must set:

   a) Enabled (default)

   • Checkbox.
   • If checked, this job becomes part of your saved defaults and will run in Autorun.

   b) Source

   • Where the backup comes from.
   • Click Browse… (Source).
   • Choose File (single file) or Folder (entire folder).
   • The selected path is written into the Source cell.

   c) Destination

   • Where the backup will be stored (must be a folder).
   • Click Browse… (Destination).
   • Select the target folder.

   d) Archive / History

   • Checkbox.
   • If checked, the app creates versioned copies instead of overwriting.

3. Repeat Add Job to create more jobs.

4. Click Save Defaults to store all jobs permanently.

Important: Any change in the Settings tab is temporary until you press Save Defaults.

B) Backup tab (run backups for this session)

1. Use Include (checkbox) to choose which saved jobs run right now.
   • This does not change your saved defaults.
2. Click Run Backup.
3. Watch:
   • Progress bar (overall)
   • Status column (per job)
   • Log panel (detailed messages)
4. Click Cancel to request stop.

Button reference (what each button does)

Settings tab

• Add Job
  • Adds a new job row with empty Source/Destination.
• Remove Selected
  • Deletes the currently selected job rows.
• Save Defaults
  • Saves the current Settings table into backup_config.json.
  • Resets the Backup tab’s session selection to match your saved defaults.
• Create Shortcut
  • Creates a .cmd (or .bat) file that runs the app with --autorun.
  • The shortcut sets the correct working folder before launching.

Backup tab

• Run Backup
  • Runs the jobs that have Include = checked and have valid Source + Destination.
• Cancel
  • Requests cancellation of the running backup process.

Browse… buttons (Settings table)

• Browse… (Source)
  • Prompts you to pick File or Folder, then fills the Source cell.
• Browse… (Destination)
  • Prompts you to pick a destination folder, then fills the Destination cell.

Archive/History (what it does)

When Archive/History is enabled for a job:

• Creates versioned backups using a sequence number + date (dd-mm-yyyy).
• Keeps a hidden history index in the destination:
  • Destination\.backup_history\...

Autorun mode

Autorun runs a backup immediately using your saved defaults (jobs that are Enabled (default) in the Settings tab). It’s meant for “one-click” runs without opening or reconfiguring anything.

One‑click shortcut file

In Settings, click Create Shortcut.

This creates a .cmd (or .bat) file (for example: BackupApp_Autorun.cmd).

How it works:

• You double‑click this file.
• The app starts automatically.
• It runs a full backup using your saved defaults.
• No UI interaction is required.

What runs in Autorun:

• Only jobs that are marked Enabled (default).
• Only jobs that were saved using Save Defaults.

To change what Autorun does:

1. Open the app.
2. Go to Settings.
3. Change the Enabled (default) checkboxes.
4. Click Save Defaults.

From now on, the shortcut will use the new configuration.

• To change Autorun behavior: edit the jobs in Settings → toggle Enabled (default) → Save Defaults.

Files the app creates

Next to the EXE:

• backup_config.json (saved defaults)
• logs\... (hidden log folder)
• crash.log / fatal.log (only if something goes wrong)