Including or excluding files for backup

Advanced file selection allows you to quickly select or de-select files for backup and archive operations by specifying file attributes.

With this feature you can do the following:

Include or exclude files by filename attributes. For example, you can select only files with .txt extensions, or exclude files with .exe extensions from a backup. If you exclude files by an attribute that does not exist, all files of that type are excluded. For example, excludes based on SQL database dates result in global SQL excludes since SQL databases do not have date attributes.
Select only files that fall within a specified date range. For example, you can select files that were created or modified during the month of December.
Specify files that have not been accessed in a specified number of days. For example, you can select files that have not been accessed in 30 days from your "My Documents" folder for an archive operation.

To include or exclude files for backup

On the navigation bar, click the arrow next to Backup.
Click New Backup Job.
Select the resource that contains the files you want to include or exclude from the backup.
Click Include/Exclude.

Select the appropriate options as follows:

Resources	If you want to include or exclude files from a backup of a different drive than the one you selected previously on the Backup Job Properties dialog box, select the new drive that contains the files you want to include or exclude.
Path	If you want to include or exclude a specific file, type the name of the folder and/or subfolder on the selected drive that contains the file. You can use wildcard characters. Use a question mark (?) to represent any single character. Use two asterisks () to represent any number of characters. For example, on your C: drive you have a My Documents folder that contains a subfolder called Work Files. There are three Work Files subfolders called 1999, 2000, and 2001. Each one of those subfolders has a subfolder called Personnel. If you type the path as \My Documents\\Personnel, the backup will include or exclude the following: C:\My Documents\Work Files\2001\Personnel C:\My Documents\Work Files\2000\Personnel C:\My Documents\Work Files\1999\Personnel In addition, every subfolder below the ** wildcard is included or excluded. However, the only files from the subfolders that are included or excluded are those that match the file name you type in the File field. So in the example above, every subfolder of C:\My Documents is included in or excluded from the backup, and only the files that match the file name you type in the File field are included or excluded. After you type the path, type the file name in the File field.
File	Type the name of the file you want to include in or exclude from the backup. You can use wildcard characters. Use a question mark (?) to represent any single character. Use two asterisks () to represent any number of characters. For example, to include all files with the .exe extension, type .exe. After you type the file name, indicate whether you want to include or exclude it.
Include	(Default) Select this option to include the files in the job.
Exclude	Select this option to exclude the files from the job.
Include subdirectories	Select this option if you want to select the contents of all the subfolders when a directory is selected.
Only modified files	Select this to include or exclude modified files in the path you specify.
Only read-only files	Select this to include or exclude files that cannot be modified.
Files dated	Select this to include or exclude the files created or modified during a specific time period. Then select the beginning and ending dates.
Files not accessed in x days	Select this to include or exclude files that have not been accessed in a specified number of days. This is useful when you need to migrate older files from your system.

If the data does not match all of the criteria specified in the Advanced Backup File Selection dialog box, Backup Exec does not include or exclude it in the backup.

After completing your selections, click OK.
Submit the operation using the same procedures as required for other backups.