CW Tracker

Configure CW Tracker retention, auto snapshots, and tracker snapshot selectors.

Use this page to control the local CW Tracker state used by CrossWatch.

CW Tracker stores local watchlist, history, and ratings data under /config/.cw_provider.

Tracker state

Enabled

Turn CW Tracker on or off.

• Enabled — CrossWatch keeps the local tracker active
• Disabled — tracker writes stop

The restore selectors can still appear when the tracker is disabled.

Do not use them until the tracker is enabled again.

Retention (days)

Set how long tracker snapshots stay on disk.

• 0 — keep snapshots forever
• Any value above 0 — keep snapshots for that many days

Auto snapshot

Choose whether CrossWatch creates a snapshot before tracker writes.

• On (before writes) — create a pre-write snapshot automatically
• Off — do not create automatic snapshots

Max snapshots per feature

Limit how many snapshots CrossWatch keeps for each feature.

This applies separately to:

• Watchlist
• History
• Ratings

Values:

• 0 — unlimited
• Any value above 0 — keep only that many snapshots per feature

Restore selectors

CrossWatch shows separate snapshot selectors for:

• Watchlist snapshot
• History snapshot
• Ratings snapshot

Each dropdown lists the snapshot files available for that feature.

Latest (default)

Use the latest tracker state for that feature.

Specific snapshot

Choose a saved snapshot when you want CrossWatch to use that tracker state instead.

This is not the same as a full restore.

It changes the tracker state CrossWatch reads for that feature.

Use Captures when you need a broader restore workflow.