Backup a folder but not its subfolders?

[curioffl 1]

 

Sorry, this feels like a total noob question but I can't seem to make it work with the available exclude rules.

 

I want to backup a folder and all of its files, but none of its subfolders. Is there a combination that will do this?

 

Defined "Volume" Data is:

 

I:\data\

 

I want to backup:

 

I:\data\file1.tmp

I:\data\file100.txt

I:\data\file1000.bmp

 

But not:

 

I:\data\folder1\*

I:\data\folder2\*

 

The files and folders in I:\data\ are constantly changing (so I can't just include/exclude specific ones) but I always want all of the files in the folder and I never want any of the subfolders.

 

Thanks.

 

C

[Daniels 15]

When you set up your inclusion/exclusion rule for a folder there is an option to include enclosing folders. If you uncheck this option it should include/exclude only the root of the parent folder and skip any subfolders inside.

[curioffl 1]

Okay but I'm not sure on the logic here.

 

If I define I:\data\ as a Volume. And then make a script that backs up that Volume, if I make an "exclude" rule to exclude sub-folders, that exclude rule has to exclude something in and of itself right? So I could only exclude I:\data\ AND its sub-folders or not (which is not what I want because I want the contents of I:\data\).

 

I'm not sure at all on the logic of Include because I think if I point a script at I:\data\ it will include everything anyway.

 

If I point a script at I:\data\ and say "include" I:\data\ but "exclude" I:\data\* and all sub-folders, retrospect backs up nothing.

 

If I define I:\ as the volume I'm in the same problem (I think) of needing to know what all of the sub-folders will be in order to exclude them (they change).

 

I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here and apologize for my ignorance.

 

C

[Daniels 15]

If I follow your logic correctly your rule will only use the include section with

folder(volume) name is I:\data(volume name) not including enclosing folders

 

If done correctly it should only back up the root of I:\data skipping over all subfolders.

[curioffl 1]

It doesn't though. I think because you "exclude something and all of its subfolders", not "exclude only its subfolders" (which is what I'm trying to do).

 

(Maybe I mistyped something, etc. But that's what I thought would do it but my backup was 0-files.)

 

C

[Lennart_T 148]

Although I haven't tried it myself, I would do something like this:

Make a copy of "All files except cache files" (for instance).

Click on the "+" under Include.

Set up like attached picture 1. Notice that "Include enclosed folders" is not checked.

Add the other files and folders on the volume, click on the "+" under the rule you just added.

Set up like attached picture 2.

It should look like attached picture 3.

 

Hope this helps.

 

[Daniels 15]

Do not use the exclude section and put the following in the include section:

 

folder(volume) name is I:\data(volume name) not including enclosing folders