Excluding certain files from Backup

[Guest AllenH]

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]

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:

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How to Post a newsgroup

question effectively:

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[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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/

 

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[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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]

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]

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:

 

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