Exclusions: pattern matching and exact matches
- I need to exclude this folder from my backup:
S:\Google Drive\Temp
Can I simply paste that exact string into the "Exclusions" section in the backup options - or do I need to escape the slashes and colon somehow?
- I would like to exclude all files and folders that have the string
Backup_Excluded
appearing anywhere in their names. Is this the way to do it:
*Backup_Excluded*
Thanks, Steve!
- The reason I want to exclude that particular folder is because the backup is of an entire volume. But I need to exclude that one folder. Hence my question how to do that.
- Is there a clear/proven way to use a wildcard as I'm trying to do?
Eliezer, if your backup is of Disks & Partitions, then you do need to exclude the folder in the Exclusions page by doing the following:
On the Exclusions page of your Disk backup:
Click on [+] at the lower left corner of the panel.
Click on [...] at the right end of the text entry field.
Select the specific folder to be excluded then click on Ok.
Ah, thank you! I'd missed seeing the [...] at the right end of the text entry field. So that takes care of my first question regarding that specific folder. Perfect!
Regarding my second question... Is there a clear/proven way to use a wildcard as I'm trying to do?
I did a quick test with one of my disk backups and excluded all files with *ATI2021* in their names and then checked via the Recovery panel > Files and those files were not present in that increment of the backup even though there were new files present.
I just did a comprehensive test of
*Backup_Excluded*
I put Backup_Excluded in both the middle and end of the names of various files and folders - and all were appropriately excluded.
Thanks, Steve, very much for your help!