Field | Description |
Name | The name of the filter. |
Match folder names by | It defines the filtering rules of the filter. A filtering rule can be by simple comparison, by regular expression (UNIX-style) or by standard folder in Mailbox. |
Existing patterns to match | The pattern of the filter. |
Apply this filter to all folders in | You can select the filter to apply on all the folders in Microsoft 365. |
Backup Filter is a set of user defined criteria to exclude folders as backup source of a backup set.>
It defines the filtering rules of a filter. A filtering rule can be one of the following types:
[Starts With]
Exclude all folders with name starting with a certain pattern.
Example:
You can use A to match all folders with name starting with an A character.
[Contains]
Exclude all folders with name containing a certain pattern.
Example:
You can use B to match all folders with name containing a B character.
[Ends With]
Exclude all folders with name ending with a certain pattern.
Example:
You can use C to match all folders with name ending with a C character.
Exclude all folders with name matching a regular expression.
To add a new pattern, press the [Add] button in the [Pattern Matching] area.
Note: Backup filter is case sensitive.
Here is a list of examples with different filter settings.
Example 1:
To exclude from the backup folders starting with the letter b in OneDrive, setup the backup filter as follows:
Matching Type = starts with
Matching Patterns = b
Apply to folder = OneDrive
Example 2:
To include everything, except the Restore folder, in Users, setup the backup filter as follows.
Matching Type = Regular Expression
Matching Patterns = ^Restore$
Apply to folder = Users
Example 3:
To exclude all the contents of the Junk Email, Calendar and Deleted Items in Users, the filter backup can be setup as follows.
Matching Type = Standard Folder in Mailbox
Folder = Junk Email, Calendar and Deleted Items
Apply to folder = Users