Restore Include/Exclude Selections options

The following include and exclude options are available when you restore jobs:

See Restoring data by setting job properties.

Table: Restore Include/Exclude Selections options

Item

Description

Media

Indicates the media that contains the files you want to restore.

Backup set

Indicates the backup set for which you want to specify attributes.

Path

Indicates any available directory or subdirectory. Enter the full path to the subdirectory.

File

Specifies a filename to be included or excluded. The default for this field is *.*, which means every file name with every extension is selected. Wildcard characters are permitted. The asterisk (*) in a file name or extension is a wildcard character that represents all characters occupying any remaining position in the file name or extension. For example, to specify all files with the .exe extension, type *.exe

The question mark symbol (?) wildcard for a single character is also supported, as well as a double asterisk (**) to represent any number of characters, irrespective of any backslashes.

Include subdirectories

Indicates that all subdirectories and their contents in the path you have entered are included in (or excluded from) the job. If you want to process only the directory listed in the Path field, leave this option cleared.

Include

Includes the files in the operation. This is the default option.

Exclude

Excludes the files from the job.

Files dated

Includes or excludes files that were created or modified during the specified time period.

Restore Include/Exclude Selections options