Game Backup Monitor v1.3.1

[MikeMaximus]

New in 1.3.1

All Platforms:

• Support for importing configurations from the primary Ludusavi Manifest or any file using the manifest structure.
  • Ludusavi is another open source saved game backup tool.
  • The primary Ludusavi Manifest contains thousands of backup configurations sourced from PCGamingWiki.
  • See the Ludusavi Manifest section of the manual for more information about this feature.
• Support for games that use Steam Cloud save locations.
  • The official game lists may now contain configurations that use Steam Cloud locations with valid path variables.
  • Configurations using Steam Cloud locations will not be displayed for import unless the required path variables exist.
  • GBM can auto-configure the path variables required for Steam Cloud locations if possible.
    • This feature must be enabled manually in Settings -> General -> Optional Features -> "Enable automatic configuration of store paths"
  • See the Store Variables section of the manual for more information about this feature.
• Improvements to the Import window.
  • Configurations with detected saved games are selected and displayed by default when importing from official lists.
  • The "Select All" checkbox should now function in a more expected manner.
  • Column sizes will no longer reset when filters are applied.
  • Columns now automatically resize when the form is resized.
  • Added columns to display more information about each configuration.
  • Fixed performance issues when filtering or sorting large data sets.
  • Improved saved game detection.
    • Windows registry configurations are now detected.
    • Better detection of configurations that use file includes.
  • Improved method of loading and displaying configurations.
    • This will provide a better user experience when loading and handling lists with thousands of configurations.
    • Due to the performance improvements, the "Selected" counter was no longer feasible and had to be removed.
  • Removed the initial confirmation when importing from official lists.
• The GameID will now automatically be used for the backup sub-folder and file name of any configuration using duplicate names, regardless of the global setting for folder & file names.
  • This is done as a safety measure to prevent unknowingly overwriting the backup file of another configuration using the same name.
  • Edit any duplicate configuration names and make them unique to prevent this from happening.
• Fixed a long-standing issue with backup manifest data not loading for some configurations sharing the same name.
• Fixed an issue with the import feature not syncing immediately after being used from the main window or system tray.
• Fixed an issue with configuration paths not being updated correctly when changing a custom path variable name and path at the same time.
• Fixed an issue with the Include/Exclude builder in the Game Manager not opening to the correct folder when using a custom path variable in the "Game Path" and a relative "Save Path".
• Improved the pending backup notification feature.
  • Clicking notification now opens the Game Manager to the "Backup Management" tab with the first game selected.
  • The notification will no longer keep reappearing during a session when all pending backups are not restored.
• Improved method of checking for updates and caching files imported from the web.
• Moved "Log Options" to the "User Interface" section of the Settings window.

Linux:

• Fixed games running in Wine not being detected.
  • "wine-preloader, wine, wine64-preloader, wine64" will now be detected instead of just the preloader variants.

Special Thanks:

@mtkennerly for creating Ludusavi Manifest and for providing assistance. 👍

The entire version history of GBM releases is available at http://mikemaximus.github.io/gbm-web/versionhistory.html

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