Choose the actual project folder
Add a source folder that contains your scenes, assets, code, and configuration. VaultSync is folder based: it does not image your whole operating system.
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Back up Unity, Godot, Blender and code projects
Development folders contain both irreplaceable source work and disposable generated files. VaultSync lets you select the project folders that matter, apply an exclusion preset, and create local or NAS-backed recovery points you can inspect and test.
Step by step
A practical backup workflow
Protect development projects with a free, open-source desktop backup app. Choose sensible exclusions, create restore points, and verify stored data.
Review a preset before backing up
Choose a Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine, Blender, .NET, Node.js, or other project preset as appropriate. Presets aim to skip disposable build output and caches, but they are not substitutes for reviewing your own project structure.
Select independent destinations
Use a local disk, external drive, or supported mounted network/NAS destination. Keep multiple independent copies if the project cannot be recreated.
Check a recovery point
Create a backup, inspect its history, verify supported stored bytes, and run a recovery drill or test restore before depending on it.
Before you rely on it
Know the limits of the backup.
A preset may intentionally omit generated or machine-local files. Use No preset or custom exclusions if those files matter to you.
Live Git internals are not covered by the default development presets. Use a remote repository and an independent export or clone for version-control protection.
A verified file is not automatically proof that an entire project will open successfully in its editor. Perform a real restore and open the project yourself.
Common questions
What to check before starting
Does VaultSync replace Git?
No. Git handles version control and collaboration; VaultSync handles folder-level backup and recovery points. Both can be useful together.
Does it automatically ignore every safe-to-delete file?
No preset can understand every plugin or custom build pipeline. Review the effective exclusions and confirm a test restore includes what you need.
Explore further
Related VaultSync guides
Practical guide
NAS and network storage
Use VaultSync for folder-level backups to local storage, SMB shares, and supported pre-mounted NAS destinations, with verification and restore checks.
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Verify and test restores
Understand the difference between backup completion, integrity verification, simulated restoration, and an isolated restore test with VaultSync.
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