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Subject: Exclude Files from backup
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Guy Sheldrake User is Offline
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5/10/2008 12:17 PM  
How do I exclude a particular file type from the sbs backup routine?
 
I have a group of users that insist on syn'ing cameras, Ipods & the like, and scatter image & music files all over the place - the lates was a backup to the the main company data area with 40gbs worth of ipod etc.
 
Leaving aside the obvious management issues - how can I globally exclude a certain file type(s) from the backup with out having to individually exclude a folder or file?

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5/10/2008 04:32 PM  
Its fairly straight forward, open up NTBACKUP (make sure you disable the wizard at startup) then on the file menu select tools and then options. Then select exclude files and then modify for your requirements.

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5/10/2008 04:45 PM  
Hi Kevin,
 
That's not quite what I want to do, as you then have to specify which files or folders you want to exclude.
 
I want to exclude certain file types from the whole backup.
 
I exclude [say} \users\user1\my music that's great, but the user might (and invariably does) create a folder "\comanydata\accounts\backup of all my music and videos since the great flood"  and thye next day another user will create "\accounts\joe bloggs camera\aunty mabels wedding"
 
As these are random folders & I can't predict where they are going I'm in a bit of bother. The company has oodles of space to store this crap (and doesn't mind the users doing it) but doesn't have the space to back it all up
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