Auto backup with full path and timestamp

V@no — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:42:32 -0000

This is a simple Python script that backup edited file before it's being overwritten on save.
It recreates a directory structure of original file in the backup folder and appends modification date of the original file to the end of filename (not date of the backup, file modification date).
i.e. file C:\blah\mycode.js will be backed up as D:\Backup\Notepad++\C\blah\mycode.js_20210928_221824.js
Because it copies file before NPP saves new data into it, you always will have a copy of the original file.

Required PythonScript

Save this script as autobackup.py into the same directory where startup.py is (in portable NPP it's in Notepad++\plugins\PythonScript\scripts) and in Python Script configuration window set "Initialization" dropdown to "ATSTARTUP"

Change to your desired backup directory

backup_dir = 'D:\\Backup\\Notepad++\\';

Than in startup.py at the bottom add this line:

import autobackup

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