AISBackup: Select Files For Backup.

The Select Files For Backup form is used to select files and folders for the backup.

To select a file or folder for backup click the icon so that it becomes . To de-select a file or folder click the icon so that it becomes .

Files that have been excluded from the backup are indicated by and folders that have been excluded from the backup are indicated by  . If you want to backup globally excluded files you must remove them from the exclusions list by using the Edit Exclusions option.

All But and None but

Use more complex All but and  None but options if want to fine-tune your selection criteria.

All But:

When a folder has been selected as indicated by the icon the entire contents of the folder are backed up, excluding the exclusions as shown in the Do not back up files & folders list. Files and folders that are created at some future date are also backed up without having to modify the selection criteria.

None But:

When a folder contains one or more folders or files that have been excluded as indicated by the parent folders are given the symbol. This symbol indicates that the contents of the folder have been partially selected. Any new file or folder created under a folder are excluded from the backup unless the selection is manually changed from  to . This is known as a none-but selection, i.e. do not back up anything unless it has been manually selected.

How to retain the All But scenario but with more file and folder exclusions.

It is possible to keep the 'All but' scenario and still exclude individual files and folders. Doing this means that you do not have to worry about changing the list of files for backup when new files and folders are created on the PC.

Excluding Folders:

There are two options for excluding folders. If you want to exclude all files from a folder but still want to backup the folders choose the Right Click / Ignore Files From This Folder menu option; these folders are indicated by the symbol. To ignore files and folders from the selected folder use the Right Click / Ignore Files and Sub-Folders menu option; these folders are indicated by the symbol.

Excluding Files:

If you want to exclude one or more individual file you may right click and choose the All But This File menu option. These files are indicated by the symbol. After at least one file has been excluded from a folder by using this method excluding additional files by clicking will cause the file to be excluded with and not so that the 'All but' scenario is maintained. Folders that contain one or more files that have been excluded in this way are indicated by the symbol.

If one or more folders are excluded from a folder (parent) with the option then the parent folder symbol is changed to  . This indicates that any new files created under this folder are backed up but any new folder created under this folder are not backed up automatically.

Selecting Files and folders Summary Table

for a summary of the selecting files and folders symbols click here.

Other fields and options

Map Network Drive

Use this option to map a network drive. The select files window is refreshed when this process is completed. If you use Windows explorer to map a network drive instead then still choose the Map Network Drive option followed by Close to refresh the select files window.

File and Folder Exclusions

The file and folder exclusions options for a job are edited by using the Edit Exclusions list. for a description of this option click here.

Auto Select

Auto Select displays the Auto Select form from which you may select Windows common file sets for example My Documents and The Windows Registry.

Print File List

Use this option to print the files pane of the select files window.

OK / Cancel

If you are in the process of creating a backup job, pressing Cancel will abort the whole process. Clicking OK will save the backup job and return you to the main form.

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