# XX — Backups and Outputs Archive

> **Status:** Deprecated / Archive
> **Category:** Deprecated
> **Directories:** `XX - Backups/`, `XX Outputs/`

## Overview

`XX - Backups` and `XX Outputs` are archive directories, not runnable scripts. They store historical output files and backup snapshots generated by various scripts in this collection. Neither directory contains executable code.

## XX - Backups

Contains backup snapshots of script output data — typically Excel files (`.xlsx`) or data exports taken at specific points in time. These serve as a safety net before running destructive operations or as checkpoints for long-running batch processes.

**Do not delete** these files if you need to recover from a bad script run or compare against a previous data state.

## XX Outputs

Contains output files generated by scripts during previous runs — Excel exports, CSV files, or other artefacts produced by the VGMdb scrapers and reprint finder scripts. These are kept for reference and audit purposes.

**These files are not inputs.** They are the results of past executions and can be safely archived or deleted once the data has been consumed.

## Notes

- Neither directory has a README or any executable content — they exist solely as file storage.
- If you are looking for a specific historical result, check the timestamp in the filename (all scripts use `YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS` naming conventions for outputs).
- Current script runs write their output to the script's own directory, not here. These directories contain older results that were manually moved for archival.

## Related Pages

- [XX Other Scripts Archive](xx-other-scripts.md) — archived script versions
- [VGMdb Reprint Finder (Deprecated)](vgmdbcrawl-reprintfinder-deprecated.md) — scripts that generated many of these output files
- [VGMdb Reprint Crawler (ChatGPT)](vgmdbcrawl-reprint-chatgpt.md) — also has its own `backups/` and `masters/` subdirectories