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Below is a step-by-step procedure showing how to set up filters – please
read the filtering rules as well (see “Filtering rules” on page 717).
1. Make sure the “Definition” tab is selected at the top of the window.
The other tab, “Preview”, is described in the section “Using the Preview function” on page
721.
2. In the directory view to the left, select a folder containing elements you
want to back up.
The files in the selected folder are listed in the two panes to the right.
3. To mark individual files for backup, tick their checkboxes in the “Include”
list.
The number after the text “Specific files” (just above the list) shows how many individual
files are currently marked for backup.
4. If you want to back up all files in the folder, tick the “All files” checkbox at
the top of the “Include” list.
To also include all files in all subfolders, tick the “Also applies to subfolders” checkbox. This
makes the subfolders “inherit” the same filter as their parent folder (not including the “Spe-
cific files” settings, see “Filtering rules” on page 717). However, you can override this for a
subfolder by defining a separate filter for that folder.
5. To exclude individual files in the folder from backup, tick their checkboxes
in the “Exclude” list.
If none of the files in the folder should be backed up, you can tick the “All files” checkbox in
the “Exclude” list.
For example, you may have a folder with several subfolders, and want to back up all these
except one: Activate the “Include: All files” and “Also applies to subfolders” options for the
parent folder, and tick the “Exclude: All files” checkbox for the one subfolder you don’t want
to back up.
The files in the “Video” folder will
be excluded from the backup.
This is the “parent folder”
in our example.
The green arrows indi-
cate that these folders use
the filter settings of their
parent folder (see “The
symbols in the directory
view” on page 718).
The “Video” folder is selected, and its contents are there-
fore shown in the Include/Exclude lists to the right.