Feature: Daily Backup

BornToBeRoot · BornToBeRoot · commit 4b0f349d3bd6 · 2026-01-11T22:32:49.000+01:00
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.Designer.cs b/Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.Designer.cs
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.resx b/Source/NETworkManager.Localization/Resources/Strings.resx
@@ -3952,13 +3952,12 @@ If you click Cancel, the profile file will remain unencrypted.</value>
     <value>Could not parse "{0}".</value>
   </data>
   <data name="MaximumNumberOfBackups" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Maximum Number of Backups</value>
+    <value>Maximum number of backups</value>
   </data>
-  <data name="HelpMessage_SettingsMaximumNumberOfBackups" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>The number of settings backups that are retained before the oldest one is deleted.
-
-An automatic backup is only created once a day, before saving a change.
-
-The value 0 disables the creation of automatic backups. Backups that have already been created are not deleted.</value>
+  <data name="CreateDailyBackup" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Create daily backup</value>
+  </data>
+  <data name="HelpMessage_MaximumNumberOfBackups" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Number of backups that are retained before the oldest one is deleted.</value>
   </data>
 </root>
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager.Settings/GlobalStaticConfiguration.cs b/Source/NETworkManager.Settings/GlobalStaticConfiguration.cs
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ public static class GlobalStaticConfiguration
     public static bool Experimental_EnableExperimentalFeatures => false;
 
     // Settings: Profiles
+    public static bool Profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled => true;
     public static int Profiles_MaximumNumberOfBackups => 10;
 
     // Settings: Settings
+    public static bool Settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled => true;
     public static int Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups => 10;
     
     // Application: Dashboard
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsInfo.cs b/Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsInfo.cs
@@ -582,6 +582,21 @@ public string Profiles_LastSelected
         }
     }
 
+    private bool _profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled = GlobalStaticConfiguration.Profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled;
+
+    public bool Profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled
+    {
+        get => _profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled;
+        set
+        {
+            if (value == _profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled)
+                return;
+
+            _profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
     private int _profiles_MaximumNumberOfBackups = GlobalStaticConfiguration.Profiles_MaximumNumberOfBackups;
 
     public int Profiles_MaximumNumberOfBackups
@@ -598,6 +613,21 @@ public int Profiles_MaximumNumberOfBackups
     }
 
     // Settings
+    private bool _settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled = GlobalStaticConfiguration.Settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled;
+
+    public bool Settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled
+    {
+        get => _settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled;
+        set
+        {
+            if (value == _settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled)
+                return;
+
+            _settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
     private int _settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups = GlobalStaticConfiguration.Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups;
 
     public int Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsManager.cs b/Source/NETworkManager.Settings/SettingsManager.cs
@@ -265,10 +265,8 @@ private static void SerializeToFile(string filePath)
     /// called as part of a daily maintenance routine.</remarks>
     private static void CreateDailyBackupIfNeeded()
     {
-        var maxBackups = Current.Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups;
-
         // Check if backups are disabled
-        if (maxBackups == 0)
+        if (!Current.Settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled)
         {
             Log.Debug("Daily backups are disabled. Skipping backup creation...");
 
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ private static void CreateDailyBackupIfNeeded()
             // Cleanup old backups
             CleanupBackups(GetSettingsBackupFolderLocation(),
                 GetSettingsFileName(),
-                maxBackups);
+                Current.Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups);
 
             Current.LastBackup = currentDate;
         }
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/SettingsProfilesViewModel.cs b/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/SettingsProfilesViewModel.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ public ProfileFileInfo SelectedProfileFile
         }
     }
 
+    private bool _isDailyBackupEnabled;
+
+    public bool IsDailyBackupEnabled
+    {
+        get => _isDailyBackupEnabled;
+        set
+        {
+            if (value == _isDailyBackupEnabled)
+                return;
+
+            if (!_isLoading)
+                SettingsManager.Current.Profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled = value;
+
+            _isDailyBackupEnabled = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
     private int _maximumNumberOfBackups;
 
     public int MaximumNumberOfBackups
@@ -108,6 +126,7 @@ public SettingsProfilesViewModel()
     private void LoadSettings()
     {
         Location = ProfileManager.GetProfilesFolderLocation();
+        IsDailyBackupEnabled = SettingsManager.Current.Profiles_IsDailyBackupEnabled;
         MaximumNumberOfBackups = SettingsManager.Current.Profiles_MaximumNumberOfBackups;
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/SettingsSettingsViewModel.cs b/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/SettingsSettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,24 @@ public string Location
         }
     }
 
+    private bool _isDailyBackupEnabled;
+
+    public bool IsDailyBackupEnabled
+    {
+        get => _isDailyBackupEnabled;
+        set
+        {
+            if (value == _isDailyBackupEnabled)
+                return;
+     
+            if (!_isLoading)
+                SettingsManager.Current.Settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled = value;
+            
+            _isDailyBackupEnabled = value;
+            OnPropertyChanged();
+        }
+    }
+
     private int _maximumNumberOfBackups;
 
     public int MaximumNumberOfBackups
@@ -65,6 +83,7 @@ public SettingsSettingsViewModel()
     private void LoadSettings()
     {
         Location = SettingsManager.GetSettingsFolderLocation();
+        IsDailyBackupEnabled = SettingsManager.Current.Settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled;
         MaximumNumberOfBackups = SettingsManager.Current.Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups;
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsProfilesView.xaml b/Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsProfilesView.xaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
              xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
              xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+             xmlns:mah="http://metro.mahapps.com/winfx/xaml/controls"
              xmlns:converters="clr-namespace:NETworkManager.Converters;assembly=NETworkManager.Converters"
              xmlns:iconPacks="http://metro.mahapps.com/winfx/xaml/iconpacks"
              xmlns:wpfHelpers="clr-namespace:NETworkManager.Utilities.WPF;assembly=NETworkManager.Utilities.WPF"
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@
         </DataGrid>
         <Button Command="{Binding AddProfileFileCommand}"
                 Style="{StaticResource ResourceKey=ImageWithTextButton}"
-                HorizontalAlignment="Left">
+                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                Margin="0,0,0,20">
             <Button.Content>
                 <Grid>
                     <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -162,5 +164,23 @@
                 </Grid>
             </Button.Content>
         </Button>
+        <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource HeaderTextBlock}" Text="{x:Static localization:Strings.Backup}" />
+        <mah:ToggleSwitch Header="{x:Static localization:Strings.CreateDailyBackup}"
+                          IsOn="{Binding IsDailyBackupEnabled}" Margin="0,0,0,10" />
+        <TextBlock Text="{x:Static localization:Strings.MaximumNumberOfBackups}"
+                   Style="{StaticResource CenterTextBlock}"
+                   Margin="0,0,0,10" />
+        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+            <mah:NumericUpDown Value="{Binding MaximumNumberOfBackups}" 
+                               IsEnabled="{Binding IsDailyBackupEnabled}"
+                               Minimum="1" Maximum="365" Interval="1"/>
+            <Rectangle Width="24" Height="24"
+                       ToolTip="{x:Static localization:Strings.HelpMessage_MaximumNumberOfBackups}"
+                       Style="{StaticResource HelpImageRectangle}" Margin="10,0,0,0">
+                <Rectangle.Resources>
+                    <Style TargetType="{x:Type ToolTip}" BasedOn="{StaticResource HelpToolTip}" />
+                </Rectangle.Resources>
+            </Rectangle>
+        </StackPanel>
     </StackPanel>
-</UserControl>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsSettingsView.xaml b/Source/NETworkManager/Views/SettingsSettingsView.xaml
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@
             </Button.Content>
         </Button>
         <TextBlock Style="{StaticResource HeaderTextBlock}" Text="{x:Static localization:Strings.Backup}" />
-        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,0,0,20">
-            <TextBlock Text="{x:Static localization:Strings.MaximumNumberOfBackups}"
-                       Style="{StaticResource CenterTextBlock}"
-                       Margin="0,0,0,10" />
-            <mah:NumericUpDown Value="{Binding MaximumNumberOfBackups}" Minimum="0" Maximum="100" Interval="1"/>
+        <mah:ToggleSwitch Header="{x:Static localization:Strings.CreateDailyBackup}"
+                  IsOn="{Binding IsDailyBackupEnabled}" Margin="0,0,0,10" />
+        <TextBlock Text="{x:Static localization:Strings.MaximumNumberOfBackups}"
+           Style="{StaticResource CenterTextBlock}"
+           Margin="0,0,0,10" />
+        <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,0,0,20">            
+            <mah:NumericUpDown Value="{Binding MaximumNumberOfBackups}" 
+                               IsEnabled="{Binding IsDailyBackupEnabled}"
+                               Minimum="1" Maximum="365" Interval="1"/>
             <Rectangle Width="24" Height="24"
-                       ToolTip="{x:Static localization:Strings.HelpMessage_SettingsMaximumNumberOfBackups}"
+                       ToolTip="{x:Static localization:Strings.HelpMessage_MaximumNumberOfBackups}"
                        Style="{StaticResource HelpImageRectangle}" Margin="10,0,0,0">
                 <Rectangle.Resources>
                     <Style TargetType="{x:Type ToolTip}" BasedOn="{StaticResource HelpToolTip}" />
diff --git a/Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md b/Website/docs/changelog/next-release.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Release date: **xx.xx.2025**
 **Settings**
 
 - Settings file format migrated from `XML` to `JSON`. The settings file will be automatically converted on first load after the update. [#3282](https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager/pull/3282)
-- Create a daily backup of the settings file before saving changes. Up to `10` backup files are kept in the `Backups` subfolder of the settings directory. [#3283](https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager/pull/3283)
+- Create a daily backup of the settings file before saving changes. By default, up to `10` backup files are kept in the `Backups` subfolder of the settings directory. [#3283](https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager/pull/3283) [#3302](https://github.com/BornToBeRoot/NETworkManager/pull/3302)
 
 **Dashboard**
 
diff --git a/Website/docs/settings/profiles.md b/Website/docs/settings/profiles.md
@@ -19,9 +19,21 @@ Folder where the application profiles are stored.
 
 :::note
 
-It is recommended to backup the above files on a regular basis.
-
-To restore the profiles, close the application and copy the files from the backup to the above location.
+**Recommendation**  
+It is strongly recommended to regularly back up your profile files.
+
+**Automatic backups**  
+NETworkManager automatically creates a backup of the profile file before applying any changes. See [Create daily backup](#create-daily-backup) and [Maximum number of backups](#maximum-number-of-backups) for configuration options.
+- Location: `Profiles\Backups` subfolder (relative to the main configuration directory)
+- Naming: timestamped (e.g. `yyyyMMddHHmmss_<profile>.json`)
+- Frequency: **once per day** at most (even if multiple changes occur)
+- Retention: keeps the **10 most recent backups** (default)
+
+**Restoring profiles**  
+1. Completely close NETworkManager
+2. Locate the desired backup in `Profiles\Backups`
+3. Copy the file(s) back to the original folder (overwrite existing files or copy them under a different name)
+4. Restart the application
 
 :::
 
@@ -44,3 +56,27 @@ Profile files can be encrypted with a master password. See [FAQ > How to enable
 At least one profile is required and must exist.
 
 :::
+
+### Create daily backup
+
+Create a daily backup of the profile file before applying any changes.
+
+**Type**: `Boolean`
+
+**Default:** `Enabled`
+
+:::note
+
+Backups are stored in the `Profiles\Backups` subfolder. See [Location](#location) for more details.
+
+Backups are created at most once per day, even if multiple changes occur.
+
+:::
+
+### Maximum number of backups
+
+Maximum number of backups to keep. Older backups will be deleted automatically once a new backup is created.
+
+**Type:** `Integer` [Min `1`, Max `365`]
+
+**Default:** `10`
diff --git a/Website/docs/settings/settings.md b/Website/docs/settings/settings.md

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`@@ -265,10 +265,8 @@ private static void SerializeToFile(string filePath)`
`265`	`265`	`/// called as part of a daily maintenance routine.</remarks>`
`266`	`266`	`private static void CreateDailyBackupIfNeeded()`
`267`	`267`	`{`
`268`		`- var maxBackups = Current.Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups;`
`269`		`-`
`270`	`268`	`// Check if backups are disabled`
`271`		`- if (maxBackups == 0)`
	`269`	`+ if (!Current.Settings_IsDailyBackupEnabled)`
`272`	`270`	`{`
`273`	`271`	`Log.Debug("Daily backups are disabled. Skipping backup creation...");`
`274`	`272`
`@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ private static void CreateDailyBackupIfNeeded()`
`294`	`292`	`// Cleanup old backups`
`295`	`293`	`CleanupBackups(GetSettingsBackupFolderLocation(),`
`296`	`294`	`GetSettingsFileName(),`
`297`		`- maxBackups);`
	`295`	`+ Current.Settings_MaximumNumberOfBackups);`
`298`	`296`
`299`	`297`	`Current.LastBackup = currentDate;`
`300`	`298`	`}`