scoop-backup (archived)

Warning: This package was originally created before the addition of scoop import and scoop export to the main scoop executable. I suggest you use that functionality instead of this package, although you can still install and use it using the instructions below.

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).