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* Every time you launch it, the program will check the System Registry to see if Ghost Recon Wildlands and Uplay are installed
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* When you close it, a file containing the program's settings will be created (or updated if it already exists) inside `%LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTbackup`
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* Click the first **Browse...** button to select Wildlands save games folder
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* Refer to the [PC Gaming Wiki](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Wildlands#Save_game_data_location) if you don't know where they are located
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* Click the **Browse...** button under "**Folders** -> **Wildlands save games folder**" to select Wildlands save games folder
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* Refer to the [PC Gaming Wiki](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Wildlands#Save_game_data_location) if you don't know where save games are located
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* Click the second **Browse...** button to select where Wildlands save games will be backed up to
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* Each backup will be stored inside a `yyyyMMdd HHMM` sub-folder
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* GHOST Buster will try to detect the latest backup time stamp and display it in the main screen
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* Click the **Browse...** button under "**Folders** -> **Backup location**" to select where Wildlands save games will be backed up to
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* Each backup will be stored inside a `yyyyMMdd HHmm` sub-folder
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* Specify the backup frequency and click the **Start Backup** button. To interrupt the process, click **Stop Backup**
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* You can specify a value between 1 and 60
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* You can specify a value between 1 and 180
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### Dead?
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### Restoring a Backup
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> ### ⚠️ **WARNING**
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> Disable cloud synchronization before restoring a backup, otherwise Uplay will redownload the old save games rendering the restore process useless.
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> Also note that restoring a backup will **OVERWRITE** your old save games and it **CANNOT BE UNDONE**.
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#### From Tasks screen
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* Close the game
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* Choose which backup you want to restore
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*_Latest_
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* GHOST Buster will restore the latest backup
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*_Second-to-last_
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* GHOST Buster will restore the second-to-last backup
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* If it doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to restore the latest backup instead
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*_Let me decide_
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* You can choose which backup to restore
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* Click the **Restore Backup** button
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> Disable cloud synchronization before restoring a backup, otherwise Uplay will redownload the old save games rendering the restore process useless.
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> Also note that restoring a backup will **OVERWRITE** your old save games and it **CANNOT BE UNDONE**.
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#### From Manage Backups screen
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* Close the game
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* Right click on the backup you want to restore
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* Click **Restore**
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## Settings
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***Confirm exit (if backup is active)**
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***Interface language**
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**Default: English*
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***Confirm exit when backup is running**
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*_Enabled by default_
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* The program will warn you before closing it if the backup process is still running
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* The program will show a confirmation dialog before quitting if the backup process is running
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***Confirm backup interruption**
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*_Disabled by default_
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* The program will ask you if you're sure you want to interrupt the running backup process
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* The program will show a confirmation dialog before interrupting the backup process
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***Display notifications about backups**
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**Disabled by default*
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* The program will display a notification at the edge of the screen every time a backup is performed
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* Enable this option only if you play Wildlands in borderless fullscreen or windowed, otherwise the game will lose focus every time the notification is displayed
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***Disable Uplay cloud save sync**
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***Disable Uplay cloud save synchronization on restore**
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*_Disabled by default_
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* The program will disable Uplay cloud save synchronization prior restoring save games
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* The program will disable Uplay cloud save synchronization before restoring a backup
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* Keep in mind that the Uplay settings file may change at any time so this setting may not be reliable
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***Check for updates**
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***Enable Uplay cloud save synchronization on exit**
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**Enabled by default*
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**Works only if the previous setting is enabled*
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* The program will re-enable Uplay cloud save synchronization before quitting
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***Check for updates on startup**
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*_Disabled by default_
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* The program will connect to GitHub servers to check if the current version is up to date
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***Remember window position**
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*_Disabled by default_
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* The program will remember the window position the last time GHOST Buster was used
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### Advanced Settings
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***I'm not using the Uplay version of Wildlands**
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*_Disabled by default_
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* You can specify a different location for the Wildlands executable
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***Write events to a log file**
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*_Disabled by default_
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* The program will log all events (such as Errors and Warnings) to a file
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* The default log file path is `%LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTbackup\event.log`
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* The default log file location is `%LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTbackup\event.log`
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***I'm not using the Uplay version of Wildlands**
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*_Disabled by default_
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* You can specify a different location for the Wildlands executable
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* The program needs to be restarted in order for the change to take effect
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All settings are stored inside `%LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTbackup`.
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All settings are stored inside `%LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTbackup\ghostbackup.cfg`.
<li>When you close it, a file containing the program's settings will be created (or updated if it already exists) inside <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTbackup</code></li>
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</ul>
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<li>Click the first <kbd><imgsrc="{{ '/assets/img/icon-37-2.png' | relative_url }}" width="14px" height="13px" alt="" draggable="false">Browse...</kbd> button to select Wildlands save games folder</li>
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<ul><li>Refer to the <ahref="https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Wildlands#Save_game_data_location">PC Gaming Wiki</a> if you don't know where they are located</li></ul>
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<li>Click the <kbd><imgsrc="{{ '/assets/img/icon-37-2.png' | relative_url }}" width="14px" height="13px" alt="" draggable="false">Browse...</kbd> button under "<strong>Folders</strong> -><strong>Wildlands save games folder</strong>" to select Wildlands save games folder</li>
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<ul><li>Refer to the <ahref="https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_Wildlands#Save_game_data_location">PC Gaming Wiki</a> if you don't know where save games are located</li></ul>
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<li>Click the second <kbd><imgsrc="{{ '/assets/img/icon-37-2.png' | relative_url }}" width="14px" height="13px" alt="" draggable="false">Browse...</kbd> button to select where Wildlands save games will be backed up to</li>
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<li>Click the <kbd><imgsrc="{{ '/assets/img/icon-37-2.png' | relative_url }}" width="14px" height="13px" alt="" draggable="false">Browse...</kbd> button under "<strong>Folders</strong> -><strong>Backup location</strong>" to select where Wildlands save games will be backed up to</li>
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<li>Each backup will be stored inside a <code>yyyyMMdd HHMM</code> sub-folder</li>
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<li>GHOST Buster will try to detect the latest backup time stamp and display it in the main screen</li>
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<li>Each backup will be stored inside a <code>yyyyMMdd HHmm</code> sub-folder</li>
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</ul>
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<li>Specify the backup frequency and click the <kbd><imgsrc="{{ '/assets/img/icon-34-1.png' | relative_url }}" width="16px" height="14px" alt="" draggable="false">Start Backup</kbd> button. To interrupt the process, click <kbd><imgsrc="{{ '/assets/img/icon-38-2.png' | relative_url }}" width="14px" height="15px" alt="" draggable="false">Stop Backup</kbd></li>
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<ul><li>You can specify a value between 1 and 60</li></ul>
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<ul><li>You can specify a value between 1 and 180</li></ul>
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<h3id="dead">Dead?</h3>
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<h3id="restoring-backup">Restoring a backup</h3>
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<blockquote>
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<pclass="quote-title">Warning</p>
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<pclass="quote-text">
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Disable cloud synchronization before restoring a backup, otherwise Uplay will redownload the old save games rendering the restore process useless.
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Also note that restoring a backup will <strong>OVERWRITE</strong> your old save games and it <strong>CANNOT BE UNDONE</strong>.
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</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h4>From Tasks screen</h4>
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<li>Close the game</li>
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<li>Choose which backup you want to restore</li>
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<li><em>Latest</em></li>
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<ul><li>GHOST Buster will restore the latest backup</li></ul>
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</ul>
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<li><em>Second-to-last</em></li>
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<li>GHOST Buster will restore the second-to-last backup</li>
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<li>If it doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to restore the latest backup instead</li>
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<li><em>Let me decide</em></li>
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<ul><li>You can choose which backup to restore</li></ul>
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<ul><li>If it doesn't exist, you'll be prompted to restore the latest backup instead</li></ul>
<li>The program will ask you if you're sure you want to interrupt the running backup process</li>
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<li>The program will show a confirmation dialog before interrupting the backup process</li>
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<li><strong>Disable Uplay cloud save sync</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Display notifications about backups</strong></li>
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<li><em>Disabled by default</em></li>
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<li>The program will disable Uplay cloud save synchronization prior restoring save games</li>
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<li>The program will display a notification at the edge of the screen every time a backup is performed</li>
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<li>Enable this option only if you play Wildlands in borderless fullscreen or windowed, otherwise the game will lose focus every time the notification is displayed</li>
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</ul>
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<li><strong>Disable Uplay cloud save synchronization on restore</strong></li>
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<li><em>Disabled by default</em></li>
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<li>The program will disable Uplay cloud save synchronization before restoring a backup</li>
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<li>Keep in mind that the Uplay settings file may change at any time so this setting may not be reliable</li>
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<li><strong>Enable Uplay cloud save synchronization on exit</strong></li>
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<li><em>Works only if the previous setting is enabled</em></li>
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<li>The program will re-enable Uplay cloud save synchronization before quitting</li>
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<li><strong>Check for updates on startup</strong></li>
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<li><em>Disabled by default</em></li>
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<li>The program will connect to GitHub servers to check if the current version is up to date</li>
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