📁 Duplifolder – VS Code Backup Utility

Duplifolder is a Visual Studio Code extension that lets you quickly back up your current workspace folder to a custom or default location. It's perfect for developers who want to snapshot their code regularly with named destinations, history tracking, and a user-friendly sidebar interface.

✨ Features

• 📂 Backup Current Workspace Folder
• 🖱️ One-click backup to:
  • Default location (~/Desktop/Backups)
  • Custom locations with optional naming
• 📝 View backup history in a dedicated sidebar panel
• ❌ Delete all saved custom paths
• 🔄 Persistent settings via a file (~/.dupset)
• 🚫 Ignore file support with .duplifolderignore
• 📊 Progress bar shows real-time backup progress

🧩 Sidebar Views

🔧 Options Panel

Accessible from the Activity Bar, it includes:

• Backup to default location
• Backup to custom location
• Named custom backup links
• Delete all custom locations

📜 History Panel

Displays your last 20 backups:

• Timestamps
• Destination paths

📁 Custom Backup Locations with Naming

When choosing a custom backup folder, you'll be prompted to enter:

1. The path of the location (must already exist)
2. An optional name for the link (to appear in the UI)

You can create multiple named custom locations, and Duplifolder will generate new backup commands for each.

🔄 How Backups Work

• Files are copied excluding ignored patterns from .duplifolderignore.
• The backup folder is named like:
  YourFolderName - MMDDYYYY-HH.MM
• Progress is shown in a notification as files are copied.

❗ Ignore Files

Add a .duplifolderignore file or include a .gitignore to the root of your workspace to exclude files or folders from backups:

node_modules
.env
*.log

Wildcards (*) are supported.

🧠 Settings Storage

Your custom locations and backup history are stored in:

~/.dupset

This ensures your configuration persists across sessions.

🚀 Activation

Duplifolder is activated when:

• Any of its commands are executed

• VS Code is opened or a folder is opened

🧑‍💻 Author

Tanner Ordonez

Made with ❤️ for developers who want peace of mind through instant backups.