GitHub Repositories Backup Tools

• Full Backup — clones ALL repositories (public and private) from your account and organizations
• Smart Update — compares local commits with GitHub, updates only when needed
• Automatic Retries — up to 5 attempts with exponential backoff on failures
• Health Check — automatic integrity verification of each repository
• No SSH Required — uses only HTTPS with token authentication
• Token Persistence — token is saved after first use and reused on subsequent runs
• Progress with Error Counter — visual progress bar showing current/total/errors
• Detailed Report — statistics on cloned/updated/synced/skipped/failed repositories
• User Profile Export — saves GitHub user information to user_info.json
• Branch Pruning — automatically removes local branches deleted on remote (Full Mode)
• Organized Backups — all archives and reports stored in backups/ folder
• Power Management — shutdown/reboot after completion (optional)
• Fast Mode (Default) — clones only default branch for maximum speed
• Full Mode — --all-branches flag to enable synchronization of ALL branches

Fast Mode (Default) — python app.py -r

• CLONE — new repository, full clone (all branches on first clone)
• PULL — has changes, updates only code in current branch
• SKIP — no changes, skips the repository

Full Mode — python app.py -r --all-branches

• CLONE — new repository, full clone (all branches)
• PULL — has changes, updates code + all branches
• SYNC — no changes, only syncs branches (fetch + create local branches)
• CLONE (recover) — fetch failed, re-clones the repository

Installation

git clone https://github.com/smartlegionlab/github-repos-backup-tools.git
cd github-repos-backup-tools

First Run

python app.py -r

Commands

• -r — Clone/update repositories
• -t — Update token (delete old and request new)
• --no-archive — Disable archive creation
• --timeout N — Timeout for Git operations (default: 30)
• --all-branches — Enable full branch synchronization
• --shutdown — Shutdown computer after completion
• --reboot — Reboot computer after completion

~/github_repos_backup_tools/              # Main application folder
└── username/                              # Your GitHub username
    ├── repositories/                       # All cloned repositories
    │   ├── repo1/
    │   ├── repo2/
    │   └── ...
    ├── backups/                            # All backup artifacts
    │   ├── backup_report_*.json
    │   └── username_github_backup_*.zip
    ├── config.json                          # Token file
    └── user_info.json                       # Your GitHub profile information

• Language: Python 3.8+
• Git: GitPython
• API: GitHub API v3/v4
• Platform: Windows / Linux / macOS
• License: BSD 3-Clause