diff --git a/src/emulator.cpp b/src/emulator.cpp
index 205012ff6..1c2138e25 100644
--- a/src/emulator.cpp
+++ b/src/emulator.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ void Emulator::Run(const std::filesystem::path& file) {
     }
 #endif
 
+    // TODO disable with config option
+    if (!game_info.game_serial.empty()) {
+        std::thread savethread(StartAutosave, game_info.game_serial);
+        savethread.detach();
+    }
+
     linker->Execute();
 
     window->InitTimers();
@@ -333,11 +339,6 @@ void Emulator::LoadSystemModules(const std::filesystem::path& file, std::string
             linker->LoadModule(entry.path());
         }
     }
-
-    if (!game_serial.empty()) {
-        std::thread savethread(StartAutosave, game_serial);
-        savethread.detach();
-    }
 }
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_QT_GUI
@@ -410,19 +411,24 @@ void Emulator::UpdatePlayTime(const std::string& serial) {
 }
 #endif
 
-void StartAutosave(std::string game_serial) {
+void Emulator::StartAutosave(std::string game_serial) {
 
+    const int SaveInterval = 0; // TODO enable setting backup intervals
+
+    const auto backup_dir =
+        Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::SaveDataDir) / "1" / "BACKUPS";
+    const auto save_dir =
+        Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::SaveDataDir) / "1" / game_serial;
+    if (!std ::filesystem::exists(backup_dir)) {
+        std::filesystem::create_directory(backup_dir);
+    }
     while (true) {
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::minutes(5));
-        const auto backup_dir = Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::UserDir) /
-                                "savedata" / "1" / game_serial / "BACKUPSAVES";
-        const auto save_dir = Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::UserDir) / "savedata" /
-                              "1" / game_serial / "SPRJ0005";
+        std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::minutes(1));
         try {
-            std::filesystem::copy(save_dir, backup_dir,
+            std::filesystem::copy(save_dir, backup_dir / game_serial,
                                   std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing |
                                       std::filesystem::copy_options::recursive);
-            LOG_INFO(Config, "Backup saves created");
+            LOG_INFO(Frontend, "Backup saves created");
         } catch (std::exception& ex) {
             fmt::print("Error creating backup saves. Exception: {}\n", ex.what());
         }
diff --git a/src/emulator.h b/src/emulator.h
index 4ffff9d6d..3acd62aee 100644
--- a/src/emulator.h
+++ b/src/emulator.h
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #include "sdl_window.h"
 
 namespace Core {
-
-void StartAutosave(std::string game_serial);
-
 using HLEInitDef = void (*)(Core::Loader::SymbolsResolver* sym);
 
 struct SysModules {
@@ -23,10 +20,12 @@ struct SysModules {
 };
 
 class Emulator {
+
 public:
     Emulator();
     ~Emulator();
 
+    int user_id{};
     void Run(const std::filesystem::path& file);
     void UpdatePlayTime(const std::string& serial);
 
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ private:
     Core::Linker* linker;
     std::unique_ptr<Frontend::WindowSDL> window;
     std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point start_time;
+    static void StartAutosave(std::string game_serial);
 };
 
 } // namespace Core
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
index c18b70497..991cc9b47 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
+++ b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
         <rect>
          <x>0</x>
          <y>0</y>
-         <width>822</width>
-         <height>487</height>
+         <width>1028</width>
+         <height>649</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="generalTabVLayout" stretch="0">
@@ -189,6 +189,38 @@
                  </layout>
                 </widget>
                </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QGroupBox" name="BackupSaveGroupBox">
+                 <property name="title">
+                  <string>Backup Saving</string>
+                 </property>
+                 <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="BackupCheckBox">
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>Create backup saves</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QLabel" name="BackupFreqLabel">
+                    <property name="font">
+                     <font>
+                      <pointsize>9</pointsize>
+                      <bold>false</bold>
+                     </font>
+                    </property>
+                    <property name="text">
+                     <string>Backup Frequency (in minutes)</string>
+                    </property>
+                   </widget>
+                  </item>
+                  <item>
+                   <widget class="QComboBox" name="BackupFreqComboBox"/>
+                  </item>
+                 </layout>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
               </layout>
              </widget>
             </item>
@@ -228,13 +260,6 @@
                    </property>
                   </widget>
                  </item>
-                 <item>
-                  <widget class="QCheckBox" name="ps4proCheckBox">
-                   <property name="text">
-                    <string>Is PS4 Pro</string>
-                   </property>
-                  </widget>
-                 </item>
                  <item>
                   <widget class="QCheckBox" name="discordRPCCheckbox">
                    <property name="text">
@@ -301,7 +326,7 @@
           <item row="1" column="0">
            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="updaterTabLayoutLeft">
             <property name="spacing">
-             <number>-1</number>
+             <number>7</number>
             </property>
             <property name="sizeConstraint">
              <enum>QLayout::SizeConstraint::SetDefaultConstraint</enum>
@@ -685,8 +710,8 @@
         <rect>
          <x>0</x>
          <y>0</y>
-         <width>396</width>
-         <height>222</height>
+         <width>922</width>
+         <height>598</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="inputTabVLayout" stretch="0,0">
@@ -976,8 +1001,8 @@
         <rect>
          <x>0</x>
          <y>0</y>
-         <width>536</width>
-         <height>192</height>
+         <width>922</width>
+         <height>598</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="graphicsTabVLayout" stretch="0,0">
@@ -1227,8 +1252,8 @@
         <rect>
          <x>0</x>
          <y>0</y>
-         <width>146</width>
-         <height>215</height>
+         <width>922</width>
+         <height>598</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="pathsTabLayout" stretch="0">
@@ -1293,8 +1318,8 @@
         <rect>
          <x>0</x>
          <y>0</y>
-         <width>288</width>
-         <height>163</height>
+         <width>922</width>
+         <height>598</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
        <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="debugTabVLayout" stretch="0,1">