Could you solve it by making specific config files read-only?
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You could use something like Kopia and only include the files you want
A program makes changes i many places like the profile folder, app data, registry and for linux and macOS it's different story
It seems like you're referring to dotfiles. You can manage these using a git bare repo.
example in windows chromium browser corrupts it self, and I have a image of the disk or I "only track changes for the program", so I can restore it