🐝 BackupBee v2.0

BackupBee is a powerful VS Code extension that protects your work with automatic versioned backups AND captures every file you open — so you never lose an important file again, even if you close it without saving.

✨ What's New in v2.0

📂 Session File Capture (the big one)

"I'm opening too many files and accidentally closing important ones."

BackupBee now automatically saves a snapshot of every file you open into a session folder (_bee_session/<session-id>/). The moment you open a file, its current contents are preserved — regardless of whether you save, edit, or close it.

Each VS Code session gets its own folder
Past sessions are browsable in the Dashboard
You can open any captured file directly from the Dashboard

🖥 Beautiful Dashboard

Open the Dashboard via:

Command Palette → BackupBee: Open Dashboard
Keyboard: Ctrl+Shift+Alt+B / Cmd+Shift+Alt+B
Status bar click

The Dashboard has four tabs: | Tab | What you see | |-----|---| | Overview | Stats, quick toggles, recently opened files | | Session Capture | All files opened this session + past sessions | | Backup History | All backup versions of the currently active file | | Settings | Toggle features, configure paths, clean up |

🚀 Features

Feature	Description
Auto-Backup on Save	Versioned copy created every time you save a file
Session File Capture	Snapshot every opened file automatically
Smart Dedup	Skips backup if file content hasn't changed
Restore from UI	Browse and restore any backup version
Configurable Backup Dir	Store backups anywhere — project root or custom path
Per-File Folders	Each source file gets its own backup subfolder
Backup Retention	Keep N latest backups (default: 10)
Status Bar	Live count of backups and captured files
Manual Backup	`Ctrl+Shift+B` to back up the active file right now

📋 Commands

Command	Shortcut	Description
`BackupBee: Open Dashboard`	`Ctrl+Shift+Alt+B`	Open the visual dashboard
`BackupBee: Backup Current File Now`	`Ctrl+Shift+B`	Instantly back up active file
`BackupBee: Restore File from Backup`	—	Pick a restore point for active file
`BackupBee: Toggle Auto-Backup On/Off`	—	Enable/disable save-triggered backups
`BackupBee: Toggle Session File Capture On/Off`	—	Enable/disable open-file capture
`BackupBee: Set Backup Root Directory`	—	Choose where backups are stored
`BackupBee: View Session Captured Files`	—	Jump to session tab in Dashboard
`BackupBee: Finalize & Clean All Backups`	—	Delete all backup files

⚙️ Configuration

{
  // Enable versioned backup on file save
  "backupbee.enabled": true,

  // Automatically snapshot every file you open
  "backupbee.sessionCaptureEnabled": true,

  // Custom backup root directory (leave empty to use workspace root)
  "backupbee.backupRootDir": "",

  // Custom session capture directory
  "backupbee.sessionCaptureDir": "",

  // How many backup versions to keep per file
  "backupbee.maxBackupsPerFile": 10,

  // Glob patterns to exclude from backup
  "backupbee.excludePatterns": [
    "**/node_modules/**",
    "**/.git/**",
    "**/.bee_backups/**",
    "**/_bee_session/**"
  ],

  // Show BackupBee in the status bar
  "backupbee.showStatusBar": true,

  // Show a toast notification for each backup created
  "backupbee.notifyOnBackup": false
}

📁 Folder Structure

your-workspace/
├── .bee_backups/           ← versioned backups
│   └── src_index_ts/
│       ├── index_2026-05-20T10-30-00_auto.ts
│       ├── index_2026-05-20T11-00-00_manual.ts
│       └── index_2026-05-20T12-00-00_auto.ts
│
└── _bee_session/           ← session captures
    └── 2026-05-20T09-00/   ← each session gets its own folder
        ├── src_index_ts/
        │   └── index_opened.ts
        └── src_utils_ts/
            └── utils_opened.ts

🔧 Development

git clone https://github.com/Imudaypamu/backupbee2.git
cd backupbee2
npm install
npm run compile
# Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host

📦 Installation

Install from the VS Code Marketplace by searching BackupBee.

📄 License

GPL-3.0 — see LICENSE

BackupBee

Uday Kiran Pamu