diff --git a/remote/copy.ps1 b/remote/copy.ps1
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 764d43f..a24fe8b
--- a/remote/copy.ps1
+++ b/remote/copy.ps1
@@ -14,7 +14,22 @@ pscp.exe -l root -scp -pw $PASSWD -r 192.168.100.1:/etc/ldlda_help $PSScriptRoot
 pscp.exe -l root -scp -pw $PASSWD  192.168.100.1:/etc/rc.local $PSScriptRoot
 pscp.exe -l root -scp -pw $PASSWD -r 192.168.100.1:/etc/wakey-agent $PSScriptRoot
 
-Remove-Item -Recurse (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "root")
+$uciDir = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'uci-config'
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $uciDir | Out-Null
+# This ignored backup contains credentials; do not add it to version control.
+pscp.exe -l root -scp -pw $PASSWD 192.168.100.1:/etc/config/wakey (Join-Path $uciDir 'wakey')
+
+$rootBackup = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'root'
+if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $rootBackup) {
+    # Router backups include hidden/read-only files. Fail once if deletion is
+    # genuinely blocked rather than merging a fresh copy into a partial backup.
+    try {
+        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $rootBackup -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+    }
+    catch {
+        throw "Cannot remove previous router backup '$rootBackup': $($_.Exception.Message)"
+    }
+}
 pscp.exe -l root -scp -pw $PASSWD  -r 192.168.100.1:/root $PSScriptRoot