I found this Python script a few years ago, it is simple enough that a non-programmer could understand 90% of it. I just remembered it had been running as a scheduled task all this time when I thought I had lost some saves.

Thought I’d post it here in case anyone can use it. Minor things are hard coded but they are few and easy to edit.

https://github.com/nonbhoward/backup_factorio_saves/blob/main/run.py

  • stembolts@programming.devOPEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    Same. Dozens, maybe hundreds of files most of them 250-300MiB.

    The nice thing about automation is I have no idea, it just works!*

    • (As long as your save files are in one parent directory… and not in a place with other “zip” files)
    • jetAEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Snapshotting really helps too! (file system level)