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+# Game Backup Monitor
+Game Backup Monitor is a Windows system tray application that automatically detects games as you play them. When you're finished playing, a compressed backup of the save data will be automatically created in a location you've specified, such as a cloud folder, network folder or external drive.
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+If you use Game Backup Monitor on multiple computers and share the same backup folder, you can effectively add cloud save support to any game or application. GBM can notify you of new files to be restored when you move to each computer.
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+Game Backup Monitor was designed with classic DRM-free gaming in mind, but it can be used to monitor any application on your PC!
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+Game Backup Monitor is currently only available for in English.