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Exclude all hidden files and folders

Select this check box to skip files and folders that have the Hidden attribute (for file systems that are

supported by Windows) or that start with a period (.) (for file systems in Linux such as Ext2 and Ext3).

If a folder is hidden, all of its contents (including files that are not hidden) will be excluded.

Exclude all system files and folders

This option is effective only for file systems that are supported by Windows. Select this check box to

skip files and folders with the System attribute. If a folder has the System attribute, all of its contents

(including files that do not have the System attribute) will be excluded.

Tip: You can view file or folder attributes in the file/folder properties or by using the attrib command. For more

information, refer to the Help and Support Center in Windows.

Exclude files matching the following criteria

Select this check box to skip files and folders matching any of the criteria. Use the Add, Edit, Remove

and Remove All buttons to create the list of criteria.

The criteria are not case-sensitive in Windows and Linux. For example, if you choose to exclude

all .tmp files and the C:\Temp folder, also excluded will be all .Tmp files, all .TMP files, and the

C:\TEMP folder.

Criteria: full path

Specify the full path to the file or folder, starting with the drive letter (when backing up Windows) or

the root directory (when backing up Linux).

Both in Windows and Linux, you can use a forward slash in the file or folder path (as in C:/Temp and

C:/Temp/File.tmp). In Windows, you can also use the traditional backslash (as in C:\Temp and

C:\Temp\File.tmp).

Under a Windows-style bootable media, a volume might have a different drive letter than in

Windows. For more information, see "Working under bootable media" (p. 173).

Criteria: name

Specify the name of the file or folder, such as Document.txt. All files and folders with that name will

be excluded.

Wildcard characters

You can use one or more wildcard characters * and ? in the criterion. These characters can be used

both within the full path and in the file or folder name.

The asterisk (*) substitutes for zero or more characters in a file name. For example, the criterion

Doc*.txt covers files such as Doc.txt and Document.txt

The question mark (?) substitutes for exactly one character in a file name. For example, the criterion

Doc?.txt covers files such as Doc1.txt and Docs.txt, but not the files Doc.txt or Doc11.txt