(merge to master) Release 1.14.5

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Settings files are now automatically backed up before installation, timestamped and organized by session, with automatic cleanup of duplicate backups.

• Chores

  • Version updated to 1.14.5.

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Walkthrough

The pull request introduces a backup and restore subsystem to the EmotiBitInstaller script, implementing timestamped backup functionality for JSON and XML settings files stored in app data directories. The backup process runs during the pre-install phase before uninstall operations, with post-install cleanup logic for removing identical backups. The installer creates organized backup directories using a YYYY-MM-DD_hhmmss naming scheme and includes logic to clean up empty backup folders. Additionally, the version number is updated from 1.14.2 to 1.14.5, and new file entries and uninstall deletion rules are added to the installer configuration.

Possibly related PRs

• (merge master) release version 1.14.2 #329: Installer backup workflow integrates directly with PrepareToInstall and MSI migration logic.
• added a patch to backup settings files in Windows Firmware Installer #330: Implements the same Inno Setup settings backup and cleanup subsystem with identical new variables, functions, and workflow modifications.
• Dev #281: Both pull requests modify src/ofxEmotiBitVersion.h to update the version constant.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies this as a release merge to master for version 1.14.5, which aligns with the version bump and backup system additions in the changeset.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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