Cowork Backup
Cross-platform Cowork session backup & restore — macOS, Linux, Windows
terminal
$ /plugin install cowork-backup@patchoutech-plugins
Overview
Cowork Backup is a cross-platform plugin for Cowork that automates session backup and restore. It detects your OS, installs backup scripts and a scheduler automatically, and supports one-command interactive restore for recovering previous Cowork sessions.
Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows with zero manual configuration.
Features
- Automatic Backups — scheduled backups of your Cowork session data, configured on install
- Interactive Restore — one-command restore with a picker to choose which session to recover
- Cross-Platform — auto-detects macOS, Linux, and Windows and uses the appropriate scheduling mechanism (launchd, cron, Task Scheduler)
Quick Start
Install from the Patchoutech marketplace:
- Add the marketplace source:
/plugin marketplace add hopchouinard/patchoutech-plugins - Install the plugin:
/plugin install cowork-backup@patchoutech-plugins - Restart Cowork
Backups start automatically after installation. To restore a session, run the restore command and select from the available backups.
Part of the ecosystem