backup exclusions
i recently purchased true image home 2011.
i only use it to backup my entire windows partition (win 7 32).
i am having trouble managing exclusions.
there are 3 main issues:
1. the check boxes "hidden files" and "system files" are disabled.
i can only check the "files matching..." check box. why?
2. it says "file exclusion" but i can only select folders. what's up with that?
i have to enter the file names either manually or via copy/paste. that is ridiculous.
what am i missing?
3. how can i save my exclusions. right now i have to enter them for every backup.
again: ridiculous. what am i missing?
thanks for the quick response.
1. i was assuming that files like "hiberfil.sys" and "pagefile.sys" (which make up several gb) were system files and i certainly don't need and don't want to backup those.
2. i'm aware of the wildcard approach, however to select the files mentioned in 1. i need to select individual files and browse does not allow it.
3. are you serious?
there is no way to save a job with all settings, incl. exclusions??
is this feature planned?
1. These 2 files are "excluded". Your backup will reflect their size, but they are only placeholders.
2. enter the whole files names.
3. You can save some settings from the backup options. But what is really preserved across backups is not obvious. I agree with you this is not ideal :-)
just to clarify point 1:
are you positive that "hiberfil.sys" and "pagefile.sys" are not actually part of the standard backup of a system partition, i.e. no space is occupied for them in the tib file?
are there other files that are treated in the same way?
Not exactly. They are replaced by a placeholder file in the backup. The placeholder file is exactly the same size as the original file.
Manuel,
Perhaps I am misunderstanding but it appears you are doing a single partition backup of only your Windows partition. If true, I would recommend that you perform and retain some backups which include all partitions on your disk.
Many Windows 7 installation also have small non-lettered partitions and these may be the boot partition for many. This needs to be a part of your backup should you want or need to restore your system onto a replacement disk of the same or larger size. While a backup of only the C partition can be used on restoring an backup overtop of the existing C, you would need an install CD and perform a repair option if you attempt to restore C only to a new disk. Having a backup which includes all partitions offers the user less hassle and a better chance of success.
The Windows Disk Management graphical view illustrates whether you have any non-lettered partitions on your disk.
Note: If you upgraded your system from a prior OS, then you may not have a separate boot partition and the above comments may not apply to your situation.