Ackup

Options

• --dir PATH: Directory to store backups (default: ~/pai_backups)
• --components [files docs thoughts ai-system profile memory]: Specific components to backup (default: all)
• --list: List available backups
• --save: Save backup report to vault (Sources/Backup Report - YYYY-MM-DD.md)

Examples

# Full backup with report saved
python3 _scripts/backup_system.py --save

# Backup specific components
python3 _scripts/backup_system.py --components files memory

# Use custom backup directory
python3 _scripts/backup_system.py --dir ~/custom_backups

# List all backups
python3 _scripts/backup_system.py --list

# List backups from custom directory
python3 _scripts/backup_system.py --dir ~/custom_backups --list

Backup Structure

Backups are created as timestamped tar.gz archives:

~/pai_backups/
├── pai_backup_20260218_234200.tar.gz
├── pai_backup_20260217_183000.tar.gz
└── ...

Each backup contains:

• vault/ - Complete Obsidian vault
• docs/ - Important documents
• thoughts/ - Key notes and insights
• ai_system/ - AI scripts and configuration
• profile/ - Personal profile information
• memory/ - LLM context and memory

Restore Instructions

To restore from a backup:

# Create temporary directory
mkdir -p /tmp/pai_restore
cd /tmp/pai_restore

# Extract backup
tar -xzf ~/pai_backups/pai_backup_20260218_234200.tar.gz

# Copy components back to vault as needed

Why This Matters

• Data Safety: Protect your personal AI infrastructure from data loss
• Version History: Keep multiple timestamped backups
• Selective Backup: Choose which components to backup
• Complete Coverage: All important data is included in backups
• Easy Restoration: Simple to restore from any backup

Output

• Terminal: Backup progress and summary report
• Archive: Tar.gz file in backup directory
• Saved note: (Optional) Sources/Backup Report - YYYY-MM-DD.md