Files to back up selection rules
Define file selection rules, according to which the files and (or) folders will be backed up on the machines the policy will be applied to.
To define file selection rules
In the first line, select the rule from the list, or type it manually. To add another rule, click the next empty line, and select the rule from the list, or type it manually.
The program remembers the rules typed manually, and the next time you open the window, these rules will be available for selection in the list along with the default ones.
Windows
Full path Point to the folders and files to be backed up. If you specified a path to a file or folder explicitly, the policy will back up this item on each machine where this exact path will be found.
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To include
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In the Files and folders column, type or select:
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File Text.doc in folder D:\Work
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D:\Work\Text.doc |
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Folder C:\Windows
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C:\Windows |
Environment variables Some environment variables point to Windows folders. Using such variables instead of full folder and file paths ensures that proper Windows folders are backed up regardless of where Windows is located on a particular machine.
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To include
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In the Files and folders column, type or select
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Comments
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Program Files folder
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%PROGRAMFILES% |
Points to the Program Files folder (for example, C:\Program Files)
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Windows folder
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%WINDIR% |
Points to the folder where Windows is located (for example, C:\Windows)
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Common data for all user profiles
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%ALLUSERSPROFILE% |
Points to the folder where the common data of all user profiles is located (typically, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users in Windows XP and C:\ProgramData in Windows Vista)
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You can use other environment variables or a combination of environment variables and text. For example, to refer to the Acronis folder in the machines’ Program Files folder, type: %PROGRAMFILES%\Acronis
Templates Templates are similar to environment variables, but are already pre-customized.
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To include
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In the Files and folders column, type or select:
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Comments
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All files on all volumes on a machine
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[All Files] |
Points to all files on all volumes of the machine.
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All user profiles existing on a machine
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[All Profiles Folder] |
Points to the folder where all user profiles are located (typically, C:\Documents and Settings in Windows XP, and C:\Users in Windows Vista).
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Linux
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To include
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In the Files and folders column, type or select:
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Text file file.txt on the volume /dev/hda3 mounted on /home/usr/docs
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/dev/hda3/file.txt or
/home/usr/docs/file.txt |
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Home directory of the common users
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/home |
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The root user’s home directory
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/root |
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Directory for all user-related programs
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/usr |
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Directory for system configuration files
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/etc |
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