Automatic Backup Filtering Through File Masks

Since specifying backup set file-by-file appears to be a very long process which requires a lot of attention and accuracy, most people prefer backing up entire directories. However, if you choose to back up an entire folder with all contents, you will inevitably include many unnecessary files. To be able to skip them, most backup programs feature filtering function.

Handy Backup allows filtering data included into backup task through the use of file masks. Whether you want to back up only files of specific type (e.g. backup all Word documents in a folder), or on the contrary exclude certain files (e.g. backup everything except media files), the program allows you to do it in a couple of steps. There are three options of backup filtering in Handy Backup:

• Applying masks for files and folders, or for files only
• Include and exclude masks that allow specifying most accurate backup task
• A preset for automatic exclusion of unnecessary temporary files from the task

Combined with scheduling and incremental backup, backup filtering allows creating the most flexible backup strategies that will meet needs of the majority of computer users. Handy Backup allows filtering data with masks in both file backup and file synchronization tasks.

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