Q97867: Using Include/Exclude Correctly with Microsoft Backup

Article: Q97867
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22
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Last Modified: 24-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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Some people have difficulty using the include and exclude options in Microsoft
Backup and Microsoft Backup for Windows. This article clarifies the use of
include and exclude.

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Include/Exclude Fails When Using a Default Setup File
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If you try to include or exclude a file or directory when you use Microsoft
Backup, the actual files backed up may not match what you expect. For example,
to back up your MS-DOS directory (usually c:\DOS) but exclude the *.EXE files,
you would include C:\DOS\*.* and then exclude all the C:\DOS\*.EXE files;
however, if you do so, all files in the MS-DOS directory may still be included
in the backup.

If you select a directory from which you have excluded files, you either select
or clear all the files in that directory; any inclusions and exclusions are no
longer active. If you want to include or exclude a file in a directory after you
have selected or cleared the directory's files, hold the SHIFT key and select
(or clear) the file.

Includes and excludes are performed in the order that you specify; therefore, if
you exclude the *.EXE files first and then include the entire directory,
Microsoft Backup includes the entire directory.

This situation also occurs when your default backup configuration overrides your
manual excludes.

To correct this situation, do the following:

1. Run Microsoft Backup and choose the Backup button.

2. In the Backup From box, select the drive to back up from. Select the drive
  icon again so that there is no text (such as Some Files or All Files) beside
  it. Note: You can select the drive icon by double-clicking or pressing
  SPACEBAR.

3. Choose the Select Files button and then use one of the following methods to
  include and exclude files:

   - Use the mouse pointer

   - Select a file and press SPACEBAR

   - Use the Include or Exclude dialog boxes


Additional query words: 6.00 msbackup mwbackup 6.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.22

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