Backup VS Code - Extensions + Settings - WIN

backup-vscode.ps1

# backup-vscode.ps1 - Back up VS Code extensions and settings on Windows (ASCII-only)

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

# Paths
$backupPath   = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE 'Documents\VSCode_Backup'
$extPath      = Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.vscode\extensions'
$settingsPath = Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'Code\User'

Write-Host ('Creando carpeta de backup en: ' + $backupPath)
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $backupPath | Out-Null

# Back up extensions
if (Test-Path $extPath) {
    Write-Host ('Respaldando extensiones desde: ' + $extPath)
    Copy-Item -Path $extPath -Destination (Join-Path $backupPath 'extensions') -Recurse -Force
    Write-Host 'Extensiones guardadas.'
} else {
    Write-Host ('No encontre extensiones en: ' + $extPath)
}

# Back up settings
if (Test-Path $settingsPath) {
    Write-Host ('Respaldando configuraciones desde: ' + $settingsPath)
    Copy-Item -Path $settingsPath -Destination (Join-Path $backupPath 'User') -Recurse -Force
    Write-Host 'Configuraciones guardadas.'
} else {
    Write-Host ('No encontre configuraciones en: ' + $settingsPath)
}

# Export list of extensions if "code" CLI exists
if (Get-Command code -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
    Write-Host 'Exportando lista de extensiones...'
    & code --list-extensions | Out-File -FilePath (Join-Path $backupPath 'extensions-list.txt') -Encoding utf8
    Write-Host 'Lista de extensiones exportada.'
} else {
    Write-Host 'Aviso: no se encontró el comando "code" en PATH. Omitiendo exportación de lista.'
}

Step 1:
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass

Step 2:
.\backup-vscode.ps1

Step 3:
C:\Users<user>\Documents\VSCode_Backup