scoop-backup

Additional functionality for the Scoop Package Manager.

Backup your entire current scoop installation with one command:

scoop-backup

This produces the compressed backup scoop-backup\backups\backup-YYMMDD.ps1, which can now be executed on any Windows computer to restore your entire Scoop installation, including all buckets and apps.

scoop-backup can be installed via, you guessed it, scoop, via the knox-scoop bucket:

scoop bucket add knox-scoop https://github.com/KNOXDEV/knox-scoop
scoop install scoop-backup

use cases

• Backing up a computer's software for easy reinstallation
• Deploying an identical scoop-based installation to many computers
• Syncing configurations between two personal computers for an effortless, uniform experience

options

Save to a different folder:

scoop-backup .\path\to\folder\

Save backup as a compressed batch file:

scoop-backup --compress
# >> "output-folder\backup.bat"

future plans

• Implement a strategy for backing up the persistence directory. For many apps, this is trivial (ccleaner), but others pose a significant challenge (jetbrains-toolbox).