The convention is to not use the trailing "/" on rsync share names.  Unlike most linux utilities, in certain cases rsync will behave differently whether or not there is a trailing "/" on a directory name.

So you probably want do this:

$Conf{RsyncShareName} = "/cygdrive/j";

Also, if the list of directories to include is shorter than the list to exclude, you might be better off using $Conf{BackupFilesOnly} to list the directories you want.  That way if you make a mistake, it's likely the backup is smaller (or empty), which makes debugging and iterating easier.

Craig

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 9:59 AM, Akibu Flash <akibuflash AT outlook DOT com> wrote:

I "think" I understand... Thanks @mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org.  So my share name i.e. $Conf{RsyncShareName} would be /cygdrive/j/ (which basically would backup everything on my j drive). 

 

And to exclude files from that backup, I would put the following in the cgi interface for $Conf{BackupFilesExclude}  /useless_folder_1; and /useless_folder_2, which would generate in the config.pl file, what you typed.

 

$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {

'/cygdrive/j/' => [

  'useless_folder_1',

  'useless_folder_2'

 ]

};

 

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From: Michael Stowe <mstowe AT chicago.us.mensa DOT org>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 9:26:33 AM
To: General list for user discussion, questions and support
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] BackupPC Excludes - How To

 

On 2017-06-19 10:28, Akibu Flash wrote:

@Craig Barratt See below. Essentially, I am trying to avoid having to list multiple shares to backup for $Conf{RsyncShareName} and to just list one and then use $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} to exclude a few folders from that one share. Thanks.

$Conf{XferMethod} = rsync

$Conf{RsyncShareName} = /cygdrive/j/* #please note this is the nature of my question. Currently I have multiple shares listed for $Conf{RsyncShareName} (e.g. /cygdrive/j/Documents, /cygdrive/j/Photos, etc.) But want to pare that down to just one i.e. $Conf{RsyncShareName} = /cygdrive/j/* and to use the Excludes function to exclude the files I don't want backed up.

Because your transfer method is rsync, your share names have to match what rsync is using (i.e., “module name” in rsync parlance.) /cygdrive/j/ could be a valid share name, but /cygdrive/j/* probably isn't.

You'll need to start by getting this right.

$Conf{BackupFilesOnly} = blank

$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = /cygdrive/j/useless_folder_1; /cygdrive/j/useless_folder_2; /cygdrive/j/useless_folder_3

Let's assume that your share name is ‘/cygdrive/j/’. This would look like this:

$Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = {

'/cygdrive/j/' => [

  'useless_folder_1',

  'useless_folder_2'

 ]

};

I note that this MUST match your share, OR, a ‘*’ may be used here, to match all shares.

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