> From: Aria Bamdad <ARIA AT BIOSTAT.BSC.GWU DOT EDU>
> Subject:      Deleting parts of a user backup.
>
> Is there a way (not that I can see) to delete a subset of a users
> backed up data on a server.  For example, if a DOS user backs up the
> entire hard disk, can you then delete one subdirectory from that
> backup?
>
> This would be very useful to me.  In a case where a large directory was
> mistakenly backed up, there really isn't any way to free up that
> space on the server unless you delete the entire file-space (something
> you wouldn't want to do).

I think that if you in the DSM.OPT file write an EXCLUDE line for this
directory, it will "expire" at the next backup.  I have used this
method successfully for UNIX directories.


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