/nms-permadeath-autobackup

PowerShell Script to continuously monitor and backup No Man's Sky game save files

Primary LanguagePowerShell

Automatic Backup Script for No Man's Sky

Description

This PowerShell script automatically backs up No Man's Sky (NMS) game data every 5 minutes as long as the game is running. If the game is not detected as running for two consecutive checks, the script stops.

Features

  • Game State Detection: The script checks if the game process is running.
  • Automatic Backup: Copies NMS save files to a specified destination folder.
  • Check Intervals: Checks the game's state every 5 minutes and performs a backup if the game is running.
  • Conditional Stop: Stops the script if the game is not detected as running for two consecutive checks.

Prerequisites

  • Windows PowerShell
  • No Man's Sky installed
  • Read/write access to NMS save game folders

Usage

  1. Download the script.
  2. Start NMS game
  3. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
  4. Run the script using the following command:
    .\autobackup.ps1

Preview

Contribution

Contributions are welcome! If you have suggestions or improvements, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.