Continuous Backup Exclude Filter

Key:

Field Description
Name The name of the exclude filter.
Match file/folder names by It defines the filtering rules of a filter. A filtering rule can be by simple comparison or by regular expression (UNIX-style). There are three types for simple comparison, which are:

[Starts With] - Exclude all files/folders with name starting with a certain pattern.

Example:
You can use B* to match all files with name starting with a B character.

[Contains] - Exclude all files/folders with name containing a certain pattern.

Example:
You can use *B* to match all files with name containing with a B character.

[Ends With] - Exclude all files/folders with name ending with a certain pattern.

Example:
You can use *.doc to match all files with name ending with .doc (all Word Documents)
Existing patterns to match The pattern of the filter.
Apply this filter to all files/folders in You can select the filter to apply on all the files/folders in all selected sources or on a particular folder in your computer or a network drive which has not been setup on Windows.
This share requires access credentials Whether the network drive requires access credentials to be able to connect to it. Will only be enabled once a network address is detected.
User name User name of the network drive where files and/or folders are located. Will only be enabled once 'This share requires access credentials' is checked.
Password User password of the network drive where files and/or folders are located. Will only be enabled once 'This share requires access credentials' is checked
Apply to Select if the filter will be applied to files and/or folders.

To create a continuous backup exclude filter:

  1. Type in a meaningful name for the exclude filter.
  2. Select the file matching method eg: "Simple comparison" and "Regular expression (UNIX-style)"
  3. If "Simple comparison" is selected, choose the way of pattern matching eg: "starts with", "contains" and "ends with" from the drop down box.
  4. Enter the pattern to match, click [Add] to add a pattern. If multiple patterns will be used, keep on clicking [Add] until all the patterns are added.
  5. Select the files or folder that the filter should apply on, eg: "All selected sources" and "This folder only".
  6. If 'This folder only' is selected, click [Change] to select the local path or enter the network address. e.g. \\192.10.10.1\sharedfolder or \\central_server\sharedfolder
  7. Option: Check 'This share requires access credentials' check box if access credentials is required.
  8. If access credentials is required, enter the user name and password.
  9. Select where the exclude filter will be applied to, e.g. 'File', 'Folder' or both 'File' and 'Folder'.
  10. Click [OK] button to quit the filter, and make sure you click [Save] to save the settings.

To modify a continuous backup exclude filter:

  1. Select an existing exclude filter.
  2. Modify the settings according to your requirement.
  3. Click [OK] to save the changes.

To delete a continuous backup exclude filter:

  1. Select the exclude filter.
  2. On the bottom left, click the 'Delete this backup filter'.
  3. Click [Yes] to confirm deletion.