Topic: Filter
options
BackUp Maker provides a number of
filtering options which allow you to exclude files or
folders from a backup. This topic describes the filter
options and the rules that govern them.
Option: Back up all files/directories
By default, BackUp Maker includes all
the files and folders you have selected in its backup
operation. Select the Back up all files/directories
option if you do not wish to apply any filters.
Option: Include matching
files/directories only
If you wish to include only certain
files and/or folders in your backup, select the
Include matching files/directories only option.
BackUp Maker will then only include the files and
folders matching the filter criteria that you
specify. Please observe the filter rules described
further down in this topic.
Option: Exclude matching
files/directories
If you wish to exclude only certain
files and/or folders in your backup, select the
Exclude matching files/directories option. This
prevents all files and folders matching the filter
criteria from being backed up. Please observe the
filter rules described further down in this topic.
Input box: Filters
Unless you have selected the Back up
all files/directories option, you must specify one or
more filters for the Include matching
files/directories only or the Exclude
files/directories options. Enter one or more filters
into the Filter input box. For the syntax, please
read the instructions under "Filtering
rules" below.
Note:
Filtering rules
Filter: *
The "*" filter selects
all files and folders contained in the selected
directory. The following example selects all
files and subfolders contained in the
"folder" directory.
Example: \folder\*
Filter: *.*
The "*.*" filter selects
all files in the selected directory. The
following example selects all files contained in
the "folder" directory.
Example: \folder\*.*
Filter: *.ext
The"*.ext" filter
selects all files with file format
".ext". The following example selects
all files with file format ".ext"
contained in the "folder" directory.
Example: \folder\*.ext
Filter: file.*
The "file.*" filter
selects all files named "file". The
following example selects all files with file
name "file" contained in the
"folder" directory.
Example: \folder\file.*
Filter: file.ext
The "file.ext" filter
selects all files named "file" with
file format ".ext". The following
example selects the file "file.ext"
contained in the "folder" directory.
Example: \folder\file.ext
Note: Using several filters
You can combine any of the above
filtering options in the Filter input field.
Separate them with a semicolon (;). The following
example shows how to select all files with the
".ext" format, the "folder"
directory with all its files and subfolders as
well as the "file.ext" file from all
folders.
Example:
*.ext;\folder\*;file.ext
Option: Maximum file size
If you wish to exclude files that are
larger than a certain size from a backup, enable the
Maximum file size checkbox, and indicate a value in
the box next to it. All files that are larger than
the specified file size are then excluded from the
backup operation.
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