Backup Reminder

Get a reminder at startup when you haven’t backed up in a while.

When the configured interval passes since your last backup, a dialog appears before the main window opens. You can run the backup immediately, clean up old data at the same time, or skip for now.

How to use it

Enable the reminder

  1. Open Settings → Maintenance → Backup.
  2. Expand Startup Reminder.
  3. Check Show backup reminder.
  4. Set a destination folder.
  5. Set Remind every to the number of days between reminders (default: 7).

When the dialog appears

The dialog shows:

  • Days since your last backup
  • Destination folder (editable)
  • Also run cleanup after backup — removes old clips and captures at the same time
  • A preview of how many items the cleanup would affect (Remove/Keep counts)

Back Up Now — runs the backup (and cleanup if checked), then closes. Press Enter to confirm.

Skip — resets the reminder interval from now and closes.

If the backup fails, the dialog will reappear next launch so you can retry.

Tips & gotchas

  • The dialog never appears on first run or when no destination folder is configured.
  • Skipping resets the interval from the current time — it doesn’t mean “remind me tomorrow.”
  • The cleanup window in the dialog uses hours (e.g., 24 = keep items newer than 24 hours). It overrides the global retention settings for this run only.
  • Auto-backup on startup (run silently, no dialog) is a separate setting — you typically choose one or the other.

Configuration

Setting Default Description
Show backup reminder Off Enable the startup dialog
Remind every 7 days How many days between reminders
Auto-dismiss after Never Auto-skip after N seconds (0 = wait for user)

Find these under Settings → Maintenance → Backup → Startup Reminder.

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