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To exclude this file share from processing, enter the \\Server\Sharing path in the Exclude masks field and click Add. For example, you add the \\Server\ SMB server to the file backup job, but you want to exclude the \\Server\Sharing file share from processing. You can exclude a whole file share from processing. For example, to exclude folders call_records (where call records are located) from all file shares residing on the NAS filer, specify /call_records (this mask will exclude the call_records folder from processing for all NFS file shares on this NAS filer) and \call_records (this mask will exclude the call_records folder from processing for all SMB file shares on this NAS filer). In case of the NAS filer, this is the only option to specify a path to exclude. For example, for an NFS file share this path looks like: QA04:/NFS04/Documents/2016, for an SMB file share - \\fileserv05\Documents\2016 ).Īlternatively, you can specify a relative path to the folder or file to exclude. To exclude folder 2016 from processing, you can enter the full path to it in the Exclude masks field and click Add.To exclude all files with name pricelist.xlsx from processing, enter pricelist.xlsx in the Exclude masks field and click Add.

To exclude PDF files from processing, enter *.PDF in the Exclude masks field and click Add.

To exclude content, you can use name masks, exact file names, or specify the path to the folder or the whole file share to exclude.

To backup all files with name sales_report.xlsx, enter sales_report.xlsx in the Include masks field and click Add.

To backup only PDF files, enter *.PDF in the Include masks field and click Add.

To include content, you can create name masks or use exact file names.

In the File Filters window, use Include masks and Exclude masks fields to filter the folder contents:.

Select a file share folder in the list and click Advanced.

To filter files and folders that you want to back up from the selected folder, you can specify the file name and extension masks. If necessary, you can choose only specific files from the added folder.

If you add a folder to the job, all the folder contents will be processed.

The sources of the job are processed in the order in which the list displays them.

In the Files and Folders screen, use the Up and Down buttons on the right to move sources up or down.

Symbolic links in file shares are protected as links, without the content they refer to.

Hard links in file shares are protected with content included.

Although different folders of the same share form separate records in the table, they will be processed by one job task. To select multiple folders, hold and click necessary folders. For more information about the storage system rescan process, see Storage Discovery Process. If you select a NAS filer from the Server list, but the Folders tree is empty, make sure that the storage system rescan was performed and finished.