A simple and secure way to back up, restore, and share your VS Code settings & extensions — powered by Google Drive.
Never lose your development environment again!
✨ Features
✅ Google Drive Backup – Save settings.json and extensions.json
✅ One-Click Restore – Restore your VS Code setup on any device
✅ Share with Others – Send your setup via Gmail, teammates can import directly
✅ Organized Storage – Backups go into a VSCodeBackups folder in your Drive
✅ Secure Authentication – OAuth2 + VS Code secret storage
📸 Screenshots
Backup Manager UI
🛠️ Requirements
A Google account (Drive + Gmail access enabled).
Internet connection for syncing with Google APIs.
🚀 Getting Started
Install & Launch
Install Extension Backup from the Marketplace.
Press F5 to run in the Extension Development Host (for development).
1. Open UI Panel
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
Run Backup:Open Backup Manager UI.
Use Commands
1. Authenticate with Google
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P).
Run Backup: Upload Google Drive.
A browser window will open → log in with Gmail.
Grant permissions → return to VS Code.
2. Backup
Run:
Backup: Upload Google Drive
Uploads your settings.json and extensions.json.
Stored inside VSCodeBackups folder in Google Drive.
3. Restore
Run:
Backup: Download from Google Drive
Restores your settings + extensions instantly.
4. Share
Run:
Backup: Send Backup
Enter your friend’s Gmail.
They can import with:
Backup: Import Backup from Folder
🔮 Roadmap
📌 Planned Features
Backup directly to GitHub (private repo support).
Export as local JSON file.
One-click share links for even faster setup sharing.
