Backup script to store my Windows configs in a 7-zip archive incl. scripts for chocolatey and VS Code.

Backup-Settings.ps1

<#PSScriptInfo
.AUTHOR
    Martin Palmowski
.SYNPOSIS
    Backup settings and configs for my Windows 10 environment.
.DESCRIPTION
    Backup the most relevant settings and configs in a 7-zip archive.
    Requires 7-zip to be installed an in the path.
    Paths are based on Windows 10 defaults.
#>
param (
    [CmdletBinding()]
    [ValidateScript({
        if (-Not ($_ | Test-Path)) {
            throw "Folder does not exist."
        }
        if (-Not ($_ | Test-Path -PathType Container)) {
            throw "The Path argument must be a folder. Files are not allowed."
        }
        return $true 
    })]
    [System.IO.FileInfo]$DestinationFolder = $env:ONEDRIVECOMMERCIAL + "\Desktop",

    [ValidateScript({
        if (-Not ($_ | Test-Path)) {
            throw "7-zip executable not found"
        }
    })]
    [System.IO.FileInfo]$7zip = "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"
)

# These files are beeing generated temporarily.
$PuttyExport = "$env:ONEDRIVECOMMERCIAL\Desktop\Putty-Settings.reg"
$WinSCPExport = "$env:ONEDRIVECOMMERCIAL\Desktop\WinSCP-Settings.reg"
$PSScripts = "`"" + (Split-Path $PROFILE) + "\Scripts`""

# The files and folders we want in the backup. Modify here if needed.
$SettingsToBackup = @(
    "$env:APPDATA\Code\User\settings.json", # VS Code
    "$env:APPDATA\Code\User\keybindings.json",
    "$env:APPDATA\Code\User\snippets",
    "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Packages\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json", # Windows Terminal settings
    "`"$PROFILE`"", # PowerShell profile settings
    $PSScripts, # PowerShell scripts
    "`"$env:ONEDRIVECOMMERCIAL\Documents\Meine Datenquellen`"", # Meine Datenquellen for Excel data connections, may be different for your locale.
    "$env:USERPROFILE\.gitconfig", # Your local git settings,
    "$env:USERPROFILE\.ssh\config", # Config settings, e.g. for adapting the algorithms
    "$env:APPDATA\KeePassXC", # KeePassXC settings
    "$env:APPDATA\XMind\workspace-cathy", # XMind custom settings
    "$env:APPDATA\.emacs.d\init.el", # Emacs settings directory
    "$env:APPDATA\Notepad++", # Editor-settings for Notepad++
    "$env:APPDATA\yWorks\yEd\palettes", # yEd palettes (e.g my custom colors, etc.)
    "$env:APPDATA\Greenshot\Greenshot.ini", # Settings for capture and folders
    "$env:APPDATA\FileZilla", # Filezilla settings incl. server list
    "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\FreeCommanderXE", # Filemanager settings
    "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\PowerToys", # Settings for Microsoft's PowerToys tools
    "$env:APPDATA\SAP\Common", # SAP History [Haben ist besser als brauchen.]
    "`"$env:APPDATA\SAP\SAP GUI`"", # SAP History [Haben ist besser als brauchen.]
    "`"$PuttyExport`"", # The putty config export
    "`"$WinSCPExport`"" # The WinSCP config export
)

# We use the date and time in the filename of the archive.
# This way you can run it regularily (e.g. via Scheduler)
# and not overwrite the old backup.
$FilenameDate = Get-Date -Format "yyyy_MM_dd-HH_mm"
$ArchiveFileName = "$DestinationFolder\Settings-backup-$FilenameDate.7z"


Write-Host " _                   _            _ __                 _    _    _          __ _"
Write-Host "| |__    __ _   ___ | | __ _   _ | '_ \     ___   ___ | |_ | |_ (_) _ __   / _`` | ___"
Write-Host "| '_ \  / _`` | / __|| |/ /| | | || |_) |   / __| / _ \| __|| __|| || '_ \ | (_| |/ __|"
Write-Host "| |_) || (_| || (__ |   < | |_| || .__/    \__ \|  __/| |_ | |_ | || | | | \__, |\__ \"
Write-Host "|_.__/  \__,_| \___||_|\_\ \__,_||_|       |___/ \___| \__| \__||_||_| |_| |___/ |___/"
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Creating backup for these files and folders:"
$SettingsToBackup | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "->  $_" }
Write-Host "Backup will be saved to  to $DestinationFolder."

# Export Putty settings as Registry text file.
Write-Host "Exporting Putty regristry settings."
Start-Process -FilePath reg.exe -Argument "export HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SimonTatham `"$PuttyExport`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait

# Export WinSCP settings as registry text file.
# Note that you could change WinSCP to save it to a file on the hdd. But default would be Registry.
Write-Host "Exporting WinSCP registry settings."
Start-Process -FilePath reg.exe -Argument "export `"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2`" `"$WinSCPExport`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait


# spf2 = absolute paths without drive letters; requires an up-to-date 7-zip version
Write-Host "Creating archive $ArchiveFileName."
$7zipArguments = "a `"$ArchiveFileName`" -spf2 $SettingsToBackup -xr!Cache -xr!Logs -xr!LogsModuleInterface"
# Create the 7-zip archive
Start-Process -FilePath $7zip -ArgumentList $7zipArguments -NoNewWindow -Wait

# Clean-up temp files
Remove-Item -Path "$PuttyExport" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "$WinSCPExport" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# This launches the explorer and selects the created archive 7zip file.
Start-Process -FilePath explorer.exe -Argument "/select,$ArchiveFileName"
# & explorer.exe /select,$ArchiveFileName