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Norm_Dunkin
Level 2
18 years ago

Ignore My Music and My Pictures Folders

I am using Group Policy to redirect the "My Documents" folder to the server. The problem I am having with this is I am now having to back up people's music and photos and am running out of space. I have manually stopped backing up some of my users music and photos but every now and then a new one sneaks in. I have a no photo/music/video policy in place but my user's aren't tech savvy enough to not save photos and music in My Documents. So, I need a way to ignore everyone's My Music and My Pictures and My Videos folder within the My Documents folder in their Home folder on the server.
10.x and Earlier
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  • Nigel_Chesher's avatar
    Nigel_Chesher
    Level 4
    18 years ago
    Use the Excludes list to enter files or folders that you don't want to backup.

    Click on "Edit" then "Edit Selection List" select the Excludes list and enter the details, e.g. to exclude all mp3 files type: \\*\*\*.mp3
  • Norm_Dunkin's avatar
    Norm_Dunkin
    Level 2
    18 years ago
    Thaks Nigel. Is it possible to just Exclude the folder called My Music, My Pictures, and My Videos? There are so many different music formats with iTunes, etc.