Backup Preferences — Create and restore Alfred Preferences backups

[vitor]

Usage

Generate a backup of your local Alfred Preferences via the start backup keyword. A macOS launchd agent will be loaded to do it daily at the time set in the Workflow’s Configuration (using the 24-hour clock format). The number of versions to keep is likewise configurable.

Restore a previous version with the restore backup keyword. It takes a few seconds to complete and restarts Alfred.

⤓ Install on the Alfred Gallery | Source

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• The Workflow.
• Alfred.
• macOS.
  

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[vitor]

Updated to 2023.3.

• Updated icon.
• Make restore result invalid when there are no backups found.
  

[mikedvzo]

Can an interval be added for the number of days? I prefer to back up weekly or every x  number of days and nights every day since my preference file is 400MB each on both my Macs, and I am backing up to iCloud. 

Edited April 18 by mikedvzo
wording

[vitor]

That would add a bit of complexity and I worry might lead to foot guns. macOS launchd agents don’t run if your computer is turned off, so I’d hate for someone to not have a backup at a crucial time because the last one happened to be at an unlucky time and then the one they have is two weeks old or more. That’s why a time can be configured. The versioning is a secondary concern, the focus of the workflow is the backup.

You could instead reduce the number of backed up versions. If by any reason you need an older version at some point, the last 30 days of them should be available to recover.

[mikedvzo]

Ok I just thought it would be an option to chose daily or weekly for people who never turn their Macs off.  Not that big of a deal will leave it daily 

Edited April 20 by mikedvzo