fotmasta 1 Report post Posted October 20, 2009 Back in v6, I could edit a Selector/Rule and then setup an immediate backup and preview a complete nested view of all the folders and files. It was a fast and easy visual way to see the real world results of rules. (without having to run an actual backup) It's a necessity now as I'm having to rewrite all of these in v8. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mayoff 124 Report post Posted October 20, 2009 You can do a preview just before starting the backup, that will apply the rule Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fotmasta 1 Report post Posted October 31, 2009 None of the rules are previewing. For example I have a rule to include a folder named Movies in a rule named "Important". When I setup the backup and hit the Preview button. Nothing is selected. Not the movies folder in my home or any other movies folder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hmseiden 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) You can do a preview just before starting the backup, that will apply the rule Can a scheduled backup be previewed? I don't see any preview button on the menu bar, or elsewhere(?) for a scripted backup preview. A workaround would be to set up a new backup and preview the selected rule+manual backup. Hint: the preview takes a long time to build the tree in the backup assistant window... And drill down, to find the unchecked files filtered in the Rule. Edited October 31, 2009 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pwilk 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2010 Does this work now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fotmasta 1 Report post Posted October 3, 2010 It doesn't work quite as well as in v6. Here's why- One reason I test rules is to see how much space the backup will require. In v6 you could test a rule, select and deselect items and see the total storage requirements change immediately. In short, I would request that the Preview pane show a running size total. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclark 0 Report post Posted October 12, 2010 Sooo... where is this magical 'Preview' button/function? Anyone? Anyone? .... Bueller....? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maser 20 Report post Posted October 12, 2010 ? If you walk through the Backup Wizard, you'll see where the Preview button is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclark 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2010 Nope, I didn't see any 'Preview' anything,,, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maser 20 Report post Posted October 16, 2010 If you use the Backup wizard -- it's at the "Backup Summary" page -- where you would click "Start Now". On the line showing the source(s) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonHendry 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2010 What I wound up doing is to run a Copy to a local hard disk using the rule, then checking what was copied. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
