Unity project backup via RClone using Powershell ()

project_backup.ps1

Param (               
    [Parameter()]     
    [string]$Project,
    [Parameter()]
    [string]$Source,
    [Parameter()]       
    [switch]$Backup     # <--
)                       #     The items below parse the arguments passed in via the
$argument = $args[0]    # <-- command line so that they can be used within the script
$configDir = "C:/Users/mosthated/.backup"
#             ^ --- The location of your rclone configuration file

if (!$Project || !$Source) {
    # Is the project name or project source path are missing, return message and do not continue
    Write-Host "Parameter missing"
    Return
}
else {
    $date = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss"  # Gets current date for filename and path purposes
    $date2 = Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMddHHmmss"      # Gets current date for filename and path purposes

    $config = "--config=$configDir/rclone.conf"
    #                                 ^ --- Rclone configuration file

    $filter = "--filter-from=C:\Users\mosthated\.backup\_projects\unity.fltr"
    #                            ^ --- The location of the Unity specific filter file. This is like a .gitignore in that you can specify what files to, or to not backup.

    $backupdir = "--backup-dir=HDrive:X:/_dev/_unity/_projects/.history/$Project/"
    $suffix = "--suffix=$date2"     # ^ Change this to where you want prior backup files to go, so you have a backup history. 
    #   Suffix is appended to ^             $Project gets passed in when this is ran, but must remain at the end of the path. 
    #   backup history items  ^             If backup history is not important, remove the item below marked as ^&HISTORY^

    $cmd = "C:\files\rclone\rclone.exe"
    #         # ^ The location of the rclone executable file 
    $source1 = "$Source"
    # $destination1 = "pcbackup:/_backups/desktop-projects"
    # $destination1 = "HDrive:H:/_unity/_projects/$Project/"
    $destination1 = "HDrive:X:/_dev/_unity/_projects/_backup/$Project/"
    #                  -------| ^ Change this to the location in which your backups will be saved. As with above, 
    #                  -------| ^ the $Project/ variable must remain at the end of the path

    [string]$logPath = "C:\files\rclone\logs\"
    #                  ---| ^ The location of the backup log files. If this path does not exist, it will be created.
    if (!([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($logPath))) {
        [system.io.directory]::CreateDirectory($logPath)
    }

    $log1 = "--log-file=C:\files\rclone\logs\unity_$Project_$date.log"
                       
    Write-Output "Project sync to HDrive" 
    if ($Backup) {    
        Write-Output  "Backing up files"
        &$cmd sync $source1 $destination1 $log1 $filter $config $backupdir $suffix --log-level NOTICE --progress --delete-during --no-update-modtime --drive-chunk-size 2048M --buffer-size 8192M --transfers=4 --checkers=4 --contimeout=60s --timeout=300s --retries=3 --low-level-retries=10 -L --stats=1s --stats-file-name-length=0 -P --ignore-case --fast-list
        #                                                       ^&HISTORY^ ^&SUFFIX^
    }
    else {
        Write-Output "Backing up files"
        &$cmd sync $source1 $destination1 $log1 $filter $config --log-level NOTICE --progress --delete-during --no-update-modtime --drive-chunk-size 2048M --buffer-size 8192M --transfers=4 --checkers=4 --contimeout=60s --timeout=300s --retries=3 --low-level-retries=10 -L --stats=1s --stats-file-name-length=0 -P --ignore-case --fast-list
    }
    # New-BurntToastNotification -Silent -Text "Status Update:", # An OS notification toast message when the current backup is completed. This can be commented out, or removed.
    Write-Output "Projects backup complete"
} #                                                       Don't fuck around with your data. When it's gone, it's gone. Backup now, backup often.

unity.fltr

- Library/**
- _build/**
- obj/**
- Temp/**
- node_modules/**

Unity_backup_project_list.ps1

#   Put the Unity projects you want to back up in this list, then this is the file that you run to perform the backups. 
#   This script calls the main script and passes in the below data for each project you want to backup.
&C:\Users\***YOUR_USER_NAME***\.backup\_projects\projects_backup.ps1 -Project My_killer_game -Source  E:\_unity\_projects\My_killer_game
&C:\Users\***YOUR_USER_NAME***\.backup\_projects\projects_backup.ps1 -Project My_other_killer_game -Source  E:\_unity\_projects\My_other_killer_game
#                  ^-- Change to your username and location of                ^-- Name of Project           ^ Project source file location
#                      project_backup.ps1 and Unity.fltr file