Method 1: Using Zoolz Desktop Software
- Right-click on the Zoolz icon in the system tray (Taskbar), and select the Open Dashboard option.
- From Zoolz dashboard, click on Data Selection.
- Click on File Filters.
- In the File Filters window, click on the Add button.
- Select one of the following options:
- All Selections (All files, Folders, and Smart Selections): Apply created filter to all the data selected in the backup.
- Specific Path: Apply the created filter to the files in this location only.
- Select one of the following two options:
- Include only the following extensions or expressions.
- Exclude only the following extensions or expressions.
- Type in the extensions or the regular expression.
- If you like to exclude files depending on their date or size, check the boxes next to:
- Do not backup files larger than…
- Do not backup files older than …
- Save your settings.
Method 2: Using Zoolz Website
- Sign into your Zoolz online account.
- Refer to the Policies tab.
- Create a new policy or click on the Edit button next to the policy name you wish to edit.
- Go to the Global Exclude tab.
- In the blank box, type the extensions of the files that you want to exclude from the backup, separated by semicolons. (For example: *.exe;*.html;*.docx)
- If you want to exclude the content of a specific folder, then you can use the Exclude By Folders part of the Global Exclude tab; just type the folder’s path.
- Also from the Cold Storage Data and Instant Storage Data tab, when you add a folder\drive by entering its path’s manually, you can use the Filters button.
- Then include/exclude files using their extensions or the regular expressions.
- Click on the Save button to save the changes.
- Assign this policy to the wanted users.
Policies are only available in Zoolz Business.
Method 1: Using BigMIND Desktop Software
- Right-click on the BigMIND icon in the system tray (Taskbar), and select the Open Dashboard option.
- From BigMIND dashboard, click on Data Selection.
- Click on File Filters.
- In the File Filters window, click on the Add button.
- Select one of the following options:
- All Selections (All files, Folders, and Smart Selections): Apply created filter to all the data selected in the backup.
- Specific Path: Apply the created filter to the files in this location only.
- Select one of the following two options:
- Include only the following extensions or expressions.
- Exclude only the following extensions or expressions.
- Type in the extensions or the regular expression.
- If you like to exclude files depending on their date or size, check the boxes next to:
- Do not backup files larger than…
- Do not backup files older than …
- Save your settings.
Method 2: Using the website
- Sign into your BigMIND online account.
- From the left-side menu, click Policies.
- Create a new policy or click on the Edit button next to the policy name you wish to edit.
- Go to the Extensions tab and scroll down to the Global Exclude option.
- In the blank box, type the extensions of the files that you want to exclude from the backup, separated by semicolons. (For example: *.exe;*.html;*.docx)
- If you want to exclude the content of a specific folder, then you can use the Exclude By Folders part of the Global Exclude option; just type the folder’s path.
- Also from the Hot Storage Data and Cold Storage Data tab, when you add a folder\drive by entering its path’s manually, you can use the Filters button. Then include/exclude files using their extensions or the regular expressions. Click on the Submit button to save the changes.
- Assign this policy to the wanted users.