About excluding folders and files from mailbox and public folder backups

This topic describes how to create Exchange mailbox or public folder entries in a NetBackup exclude list for a streaming backup. An exclude list can be added from the server or from the client.

For more information on how to create an exclude list by using the NetBackup Administration Console, see the NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume I.

Table: Example Exchange mailbox entries in an exclude list provides examples of Exchange mailbox entries you can add to an exclude list.

Table: Example Exchange mailbox entries in an exclude list

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Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\J*

All mailboxes with a name that starts with "J".

Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\Joe Smith\

Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\Joe Smith [JoeS]\

The mailbox "Joe Smith" or "Joe Smith [JoeS]" with a name that starts with "Joe Smith".

Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\Joe Smith*\Top of Information Store\Deleted Items

The Deleted Items folder for the mailbox "Joe Smith".

Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes:\*\Top of Information Store\Inbox\SPAM*

Any messages that begin with "SPAM" in the user's "Inbox".

Table: Example public folder entries in an exclude list provides examples of public folder entries you can add to an exclude list.

Table: Example public folder entries in an exclude list

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Microsoft Exchange Public Folders:\Marketing

The root public folder called "Marketing".

Microsoft Exchange Public Folders:\Marketing\*.xls

All .xls documents under the Public Folder called "Marketing".