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FAQ
No.
It is an experimental hobby project and proof of concept.
It is not certified, audited, supported, or production-ready.
Read the full Disclaimer.
No.
Always maintain an independent, verified, and recoverable backup that EasyVersionBackup cannot modify or delete.
No.
EasyVersionBackup does not include an integrated or automatic restore function.
Folder and ZIP backups must be restored manually.
No.
The application does not guarantee that a backup is complete, correct, readable, recoverable, or restorable.
Normally, no. Not fully tested!
Source files can be permanently deleted when Source Cleanup is enabled globally and for the backup pair, and the deletion is confirmed.
Not fully tested!
Source Cleanup should delete matching files only.
Yes.
Incorrect rules, paths, software defects, or unexpected matching may result in unintended permanent deletion.
Its use for important or irreplaceable data is strongly discouraged.
Yes.
Add one rule per filename pattern or source-relative path.
Examples:
.sav
G1R*.sav
Saved\SaveGames\.sav
Saved\SaveGames\G1R*.sav
Cancel stops the complete backup process before the new backup or deletion operation begins.
The backup continues, but the corresponding destructive operation is skipped for that run.
Source Cleanup and Retention use separate confirmation dialogs.
Yes.
Retention permanently deletes matching backup files from the target directory after explicit confirmation.
No.
Retention and Source Cleanup must be enabled globally and then separately for each backup pair.
No.
The Source Cleanup and Retention deletion confirmations are not skipped by the per-pair Skip dialogs option.
No.
EasyVersionBackup does not create .evbmeta files.
Yes.
Each pair has its own status and progress display.
No.
A green status does not guarantee that every required file was copied or that restoration will succeed.
<application directory>\Settings\EasyVersionBackup.settings.json
<application directory>\Logs\EasyVersionBackup_system.log
Yes.
Move the complete application folder, including the Settings folder.
Review all paths after moving the application.
Backing up network shares is currently not intended or supported as a documented feature.
No.
Reparse points are deliberately not followed to avoid recursive loops and unintended access outside the configured source.