BackupOnShutdown

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  • 14-day trial
  • Windows & macOS
  • No account, no card

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Windows

Download for Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit

Version 1.0.0-beta.5 (Oct 14, 2026) · 183.59 MB

Alternative installation methods
Install
winget install --id SPQRK.BackupOnShutdown -e
Upgrade
winget upgrade --id SPQRK.BackupOnShutdown -e
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The SPQRK Software License Version 1.2 applies. You accept it when you first start BackupOnShutdown; a paid licence starts when your payment succeeds.

Three steps, then one button

  1. Install

    Run the installer and open BackupOnShutdown. There is no account to create; the 14-day trial starts when you first use the app.

  2. Set up your first backup

    Pick the folders and a first USB stick or external drive. You can add more folders and more locations later. Add a password if the drive leaves the house.

  3. Click Back up & shut down

    It copies what changed, then shuts down. Save your work first: on Windows the shutdown is forced. If the backup fails or you cancel, the computer stays on.

System requirements

Operating system

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, or macOS 13 or later on a Mac with Apple Silicon.

Somewhere to back up to

A drive or network share with enough free space for your files: a USB stick, an external drive, a second internal drive, or a NAS.

Administrator rights (Windows)

Only needed if you start the app as administrator to include files other programs hold open. Everything else runs as a normal user. On a Mac, no administrator rights are needed; macOS asks once before the app may read your folders and drives.

Before you start

Short guides from the help centre

Set up your first backup

Four steps: your folders, a backup location, optional password protection, and a name.

Back up & shut down

Which of the two buttons to press, and what happens once the backup finishes.

Questions before you install?

The help centre covers installation, the first backup and getting files back.

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