Script to copy VS Code AI chats to a backups directory

backup-vscode-chats.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Copy all VS Code chatSessions folders to a backup location, preserving timestamps.

set -euo pipefail

SRC="$HOME/Library/Application Support/Code/User/workspaceStorage"
DEST="$HOME/Dropbox/Backups/VSCodeChatSessions"

if [ ! -d "$SRC" ]; then
    echo "Source directory not found: $SRC" >&2
    exit 1
fi

mkdir -p "$DEST"

file_count=0
ws_count=0
while IFS= read -r -d '' session_dir; do
    ws_count=$((ws_count + 1))
    # -p preserves mode, ownership (where allowed), and timestamps.
    # On macOS, `cp -p` preserves mtime/atime.
    while IFS= read -r -d '' f; do
        cp -p "$f" "$DEST/"
        file_count=$((file_count + 1))
    done < <(find "$session_dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -print0)
done < <(find "$SRC" -type d -name chatSessions -print0)

echo "Backed up $file_count file(s) from $ws_count workspace(s) to: $DEST"