Google Drive push enabled Backup Utility

🔄 Backup Utility v2.0 – Google Drive Integration + Enhanced Features

We're excited to release v2.0 of the Backup Utility – a significant upgrade over the previous version. This version introduces Google Drive integration along with usability improvements and error handling enhancements.

🆕 New Features

• 🔗 Google Drive Upload
  Optionally upload your encrypted zip backup directly to your Google Drive after creation.

• 🔐 Encrypted ZIP Backups
  Create AES-encrypted ZIP archives with optional password protection for enhanced data security.

• 📁 File Type Filtering
  Include only specific file types in your backup (e.g., .pdf, .docx, .jpg).

• 📤 Manual Upload Option
  Upload the most recent backup to Google Drive anytime using a dedicated button.

• 📊 Progress Bar
  See real-time progress while the backup is being created.

• 🎨 Light/Dark Mode Toggle
  Easily switch between themes with a single click.

• 🧩 Drag-and-Drop Source Folder Support
  Simplified input via drag-and-drop for the source folder (requires tkinterdnd2).

✅ Improvements

• Clear error messages if:

  • No matching file types are found in the source directory.
  • Source or destination folders are invalid.

• Fix for cloud.ico icon issue when running from .exe by bundling resources with PyInstaller.

⚙️ Packaging Notes

• Built as a single .exe file using PyInstaller and auto-py-to-exe.
• Includes bundled cloud.ico and credentials.json (used for Drive access).
• Compatible with Windows 10/11.

📦 Requirements (if building from source)

• Python 3.10+
• ttkbootstrap, pyzipper, google-api-python-client, google-auth-oauthlib, tkinterdnd2

Screenshots

Full Changelog: v1...v2

v1

Exe file bundled with icon