GUARD 0.3.0 makes the backup schedule flexible and opt-in, and cleans up several rough edges reported since 0.2.0.
Scheduling
- Choose which days of the week the scheduled backup runs: tick any mix of weekdays - all seven for daily, one for weekly, or a custom set.
- Scheduling is now opt-in: a fresh install no longer registers a scheduled task until you tick "Run a scheduled backup". The separate Create/Update Task and Remove Task buttons are gone; Save Settings is the single place that applies (or removes) the schedule.
- The Windows scheduled task is now named "GUARD Backup" (previously "Daily GUARD Backup", which no longer fit). The old task is removed automatically the next time you save, so upgraders are not left with two backups.
- The day and time controls grey out while the schedule is off.
Other improvements
- The App Inventory filter now also searches publisher, app type (winget / store / manual), and package ID, not just the app name.
- The Remove Folder button now explains the difference between removing a folder (forget it entirely) and unticking it (skip it temporarily but keep it in the list), and its prompts read the same whether you use a keyboard or a mouse.
- The About dialog version is now derived from the release tag at build time, so it always matches the release you downloaded.
Fixes
- Exclude lists with more than one entry were silently truncated to the first line after a save and reload; all entries now survive.
- Screen readers announced the folder list's second column as "subfolder" while the visible header read "Destination subfolder"; the spoken name now matches.
- Pressing an access key that opens a dialog while another dialog was already open crashed the app.
- The saved-status line no longer re-announces itself to screen readers on every checkbox or field change when its text has not changed.
- The About dialog reported version 0.1 instead of the actual release version.
Download
Grab GUARD.zip below, extract it, and run GUARD.exe from inside the extracted GUARD folder. No installation needed; settings and logs stay next to the exe. Requires Windows 10 version 1809 (build 17763) or later.