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This far, filtering has only been applied to specific folders and files, but
you can also specify that certain file types should be excluded (or in-
cluded) in the backup:
6. To exclude a certain file type from backup, specify its file name extension
by typing into the Patterns field above the “Exclude” list.
This function is available when the “Include: All files” option is activated.
Note that you should use the wildcard character * to indicate that all files with a certain ex-
tension should be excluded. For example, typing *.bmp will exclude all bitmap files in the
folder from backup. If you specify several file types, you should separate them with commas.
• If the “Also applies to subfolders” checkbox is activated, the specified file
type will be excluded for the subfolders as well.
It’s also possible to exclude files and file types globally, for all folders (see “General settings”
on page 722).
• If the “Include: All files” checkbox is not activated, it’s possible to have a
certain file type included in the backup, by typing its extension in the Pat-
tern field above the “Include” list.
This allows you to quickly set up a Backup Plan where only files of a certain type are backed
up.
Filtering rules
• The “Include: All files” setting is “dynamic” (or “abstract”) in the sense
that it will include all files that are present in the folder at the time when
the backup is executed (regardless of what was in the folder when the
Backup Plan was created).
In fact, activating “Include: All files” is the same as writing “*.*” in the “Include: Patterns” field.
• Activating the “Also applies to subfolders” option makes the filter settings
apply to all subfolders for which no separate filters are defined.
This applies to the filter settings “Include: All files”, “Include: Patterns” and “Exclude: Pat-
terns”. Settings for including or excluding specific files are never inherited by subfolders.