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+# Daily Backup Script for niggers workspace
+$ErrorActionPreference = "Continue"
+
+$Workspace = "V:\smalldata\niggers"
+$LogFile = "$Workspace\daily_backup.log"
+
+Function Log-Message($msg) {
+    $timestamp = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
+    "$timestamp - $msg" | Out-File -FilePath $LogFile -Append -Encoding UTF8
+    Write-Output "$timestamp - $msg"
+}
+
+Log-Message "=== Starting Daily Backup ==="
+
+if (-not (Test-Path $Workspace)) {
+    Log-Message "ERROR: Workspace directory $Workspace is not accessible."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+Set-Location $Workspace
+
+# 1. Regenerate structure manifest & tree summary
+Log-Message "Updating folder structure manifest and tree summary..."
+try {
+    python "$Workspace\generate_manifest.py" 2>&1 | Out-File -FilePath $LogFile -Append -Encoding UTF8
+} catch {
+    Log-Message "WARNING: generate_manifest.py failed: $_"
+}
+
+# 2. Add safe directory
+git config --global --add safe.directory * 2>$null
+
+# 3. Stage changes
+Log-Message "Staging modified/new files..."
+$stagePy = @"
+import os, subprocess, tempfile
+
+root = r'V:\smalldata\niggers'
+target_exts = {'.py', '.txt', '.json', '.md', '.sh', '.bat', '.ps1', '.csv', '.log'}
+excluded_dirs = {'.git', '__pycache__', '.omo'}
+
+all_target = []
+for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(root):
+    dirnames[:] = [d for d in dirnames if d not in excluded_dirs]
+    for f in filenames:
+        if f == 'daily_backup.log':
+            continue
+        ext = os.path.splitext(f)[1].lower()
+        if ext in target_exts:
+            full = os.path.join(dirpath, f)
+            rel = os.path.relpath(full, root).replace('\\', '/')
+            all_target.append(rel)
+
+with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile('w', delete=False, encoding='utf-8') as tf:
+    tf.write('\n'.join(all_target) + '\n')
+    tmp_path = tf.name
+
+try:
+    subprocess.run(['git', 'add', f'--pathspec-from-file={tmp_path}'], cwd=root)
+finally:
+    if os.path.exists(tmp_path):
+        os.remove(tmp_path)
+"@
+
+python -c $stagePy 2>&1 | Out-File -FilePath $LogFile -Append -Encoding UTF8
+
+# 4. Check if there are changes staged
+$status = (git status --porcelain=v1)
+if (-not $status) {
+    Log-Message "No changes to commit. Backup is up-to-date."
+    Log-Message "=== Daily Backup Completed ==="
+    exit 0
+}
+
+# 5. Commit changes
+$commitDate = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm"
+Log-Message "Committing changes..."
+git commit -m "Automated daily backup: $commitDate" 2>&1 | Out-File -FilePath $LogFile -Append -Encoding UTF8
+
+# 6. Push to Gitea
+Log-Message "Pushing to Gitea..."
+git push origin main 2>&1 | Out-File -FilePath $LogFile -Append -Encoding UTF8
+
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
+    Log-Message "SUCCESS: Pushed daily backup to Gitea."
+} else {
+    Log-Message "ERROR: Failed to push to Gitea (Exit code: $LASTEXITCODE)."
+}
+
+Log-Message "=== Daily Backup Completed ==="