Advanced file selection allows you to quickly select or de-select files for backup operations by specifying file attributes.
See Creating a backup job by setting job properties.
See Backup Include/Exclude Selections options.
With this feature you can do the following:
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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.
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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.
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Specify the files that have not been accessed in a specified number of days. For example, you can select the files that have not been accessed in 30 days from your “My Documents” folder. Then, run a full backup job for which you select the method to back up and delete the files.
The Backup Exec Archive Option offers more features for data archiving.