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Re: [BackupPC-users] Excludes not working

2009-08-26 21:28:16
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Excludes not working
From: Michael Harnden <mike AT rochestervball DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:19:41 -0400
On Wednesday 26 August 2009 7:45:48 pm Chris Baker wrote:
> I have never been able to get excludes to work either. I tried a few of the
> suggestions here. I have all Windows machines and am using smb to back them
> up.
>
> Anyway, here is what I have in the exclude section:
>
> $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {
>   'c$' => [
>     '/program files',
>     '/axium',
>     '/i386',
>     '/drivers',
>     '/dell',
>     '/temp',
>     '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files',
>     '/windows'
>   ]
> };
>
> So, what is wrong here?
>
> Chris Baker -- cbaker AT intera DOT com
> systems administrator
> INTERA -- 512-425-2006
>
>
>
>
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Not an expert, so this is just a guess . . . have you tried a backslash after 
a word preceding a space?

So /Program\ Files
and /Documents\ and\ Settings/*/Local\ Settings/Temporary\ Internet\ Files

also be aware of capitalization.

Mike

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