Project Properties > File Filter
List > File Filter Properties
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Tip:
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the very basic steps you need to follow to start using SmartBackup. |
Use File Filter to include or exclude certain files from your
backup. SmartBackup provides practically all possible
variants of file filtering based on filename, folder in which the
file is residing, date and time of file modification, file attributes,
file size and so on...

Use the Add..., Modify..., Delete... buttons at the
bottom of the Filter List to edit list content.
To copy all files from the source folder, leave the default filter setting
"Include files matching the wildcard (*.*)".
SmartBackup searches for all files in the source folder. Only
those files that match the Include criteria are copied, unless they are
excluded by the exclude criteria.
If there are no exclude criteria, all files meeting the include criteria
are copied. If there are no include criteria, no files are copied.
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Note:
SmartBackup searches for files and folder only below the source
and destination folders for that project. |
Two Ways to Filter Files
One way: you separately add file extensions that you are going
to include in your backup:
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Include files matching the wildcard: '*.doc'.
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Include files matching the wildcard: '*.xls'.
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Include files matching the wildcard: '*.txt'.
The other way: you add all files (*.*) and then exclude files
that are not needed in the backup:
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Exclude files matching the wildcard: '*.~???'.
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Exclude files matching the wildcard: '*.swp'.
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Exclude files matching the wildcard: '*.tmp'.
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Exclude files matching the wildcard: '*.bak'.
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Include files matching the wildcard: '*.*'.
Filter Item Priority
The buttons on the right are for defining file filter item priority.
The top element has the highest priority. For example, the following
filter:
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Exclude files matching the wildcard: '*.*'.
+ Include files matching
the wildcard: '*.*'.
will exclude ALL files from the backup, because "Exclude..."
is above "Include...".
Testing Current Filter Settings
Click on Test Current Filters button to view
the list of actual file names that will be included in your backup.
You must specify Source and Destination
folders in your project properties to test your files filter settings.
When you press Test Current Filters, SmartBackup imitates
real backup behaviour and therefore needs to "know" real Source
and Destination values.
See also:
Project
Properties
Quick Start
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