Guest AllenH Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 I run Windows One Care in Xp. Every month it reminds me to back-up, which I do, and the process is neat and fuss free. However, from time to time I might have something large like a movie file or large number of photos which I don't want backed up to my back-up DVD because the files are so large, and I usually make separate copies of these things anyway. Is there some way in which I can select the files I DON"T want backed up before I start the back-up process? Grateful for any advice.
Guest Twayne Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Excluding certain files from Backup > I run Windows One Care in Xp. Every month it reminds me to back-up, > which I do, and the process is neat and fuss free. However, from time > to time I might have something large like a movie file or large > number of photos which I don't want backed up to my back-up DVD > because the files are so large, and I usually make separate copies of > these things anyway. > Is there some way in which I can select the files I DON"T want backed > up before I start the back-up process? > > Grateful for any advice. Yes, there almost certainly is. Which of the dozens of backup programs would you like to see the response address? My advice; read the link below: -- How to Post a newsgroup question effectively: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q555375
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Excluding certain files from Backup AllenH <AllenH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I run Windows One Care in Xp. Every month it reminds me to back-up, > which I do, and the process is neat and fuss free. However, from time > to time I might have something large like a movie file or large > number of photos which I don't want backed up to my back-up DVD > because the files are so large, and I usually make separate copies of > these things anyway. > Is there some way in which I can select the files I DON"T want backed > up before I start the back-up process? > > Grateful for any advice. Hi - I suggest you try posting this in microsoft.public.windows.live.onecare.backup for more expert help, as it isn't a WinXP thing. If you have a hard time finding that group, try using a news client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express, rather than the pretty clunky web interface to the newsgroups. It's a lot easier to do nearly everything that way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see replies to your posts easily, and search. The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required. The following is from a post by MVP Malke ... ------------------------------------------------------- Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader: http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief explanation of newsgroups http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp - Set Up Newsreader http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working properly http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs. crossposting Some newsreaders for Windows http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups) http://gravity.tbates.org/ -------------------------------------
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Excluding certain files from Backup Twayne <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote: >> I run Windows One Care in Xp. Every month it reminds me to back-up, >> which I do, and the process is neat and fuss free. However, from time >> to time I might have something large like a movie file or large >> number of photos which I don't want backed up to my back-up DVD >> because the files are so large, and I usually make separate copies of >> these things anyway. >> Is there some way in which I can select the files I DON"T want backed >> up before I start the back-up process? >> >> Grateful for any advice. > > Yes, there almost certainly is. Which of the dozens of backup > programs would you like to see the response address? > My advice; read the link below: My advice: read the posts carefully. The OP is using OneCare. :-)
Guest Paul Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Excluding certain files from Backup Twayne wrote: >> I run Windows One Care in Xp. Every month it reminds me to back-up, >> which I do, and the process is neat and fuss free. However, from time >> to time I might have something large like a movie file or large >> number of photos which I don't want backed up to my back-up DVD >> because the files are so large, and I usually make separate copies of >> these things anyway. >> Is there some way in which I can select the files I DON"T want backed >> up before I start the back-up process? >> >> Grateful for any advice. > > Yes, there almost certainly is. Which of the dozens of backup programs > would you like to see the response address? > My advice; read the link below: He is referring to this. I cannot find a picture with examples of what is buried under each link. Or whether there are exclusions or not. http://www.softpedia.com/screenshots/Windows-Live-OneCare_2.png The file types are defined here. http://help.msn.com/(bWt0PWVuLVVTJnByb2plY3Q9YTF2MQ==)/help.aspx?querytype=topic&query=CONC_backup_file_type_extensions.htm&fs=1 Paul
Guest Ray Parrish Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Re: Excluding certain files from Backup He said Windows Live One Care is what he's using to back with... see it right there in the first line??? Later, Ray Parrish >> I run Windows One Care in Xp. Every month it reminds me to back-up, >> which I do, and the process is neat and fuss free. However, from time >> to time I might have something large like a movie file or large >> number of photos which I don't want backed up to my back-up DVD >> because the files are so large, and I usually make separate copies of >> these things anyway. >> Is there some way in which I can select the files I DON"T want backed >> up before I start the back-up process? >> >> Grateful for any advice. > Twayne wrote: > Yes, there almost certainly is. Which of the dozens of backup programs > would you like to see the response address? > My advice; read the link below: -- http://www.rayslinks.com/ Web index of human reviewed links. <http://www.rayslinks.com/Troubleshooting%20and%20fixing%20Windows.html> Trouble shooting and Fixing Windows http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com My poetry in web pages
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