How can I exclude specific files and folders in an HBS job?

Last modified date: 2024-04-09

Applicable Products

Hybrid Backup Sync (HBS 3 version 24.0 or later)

In Hybrid Backup Sync (HBS 3), you can exclude specific files and folders in a backup or sync job by configuring an advanced filter.

Specify one or more files or folders to exclude.

Note

Separate entries with a comma (,) without spaces before or after the comma.
Use the asterisk (*) as a wildcard to represent zero or more instances of any character.

Example	Description
test	Specifies all files and folders with the name "test"
test*	Specifies all files and folders with the following names: "test", "testX", "testXXX", etc.
*test	Specifies all files and folders with the following names: "test", "Xtest", "XXXtest", etc.
test	Specifies all files and folders with the following names: "test", "XtestX", "XXXtestXXX", "XtestXXXX", etc.
test.txt	Specifies the file with the name "test.txt"
*.txt	Specifies all ".txt" files

For example, let's suppose you enter "*.txt,HBS*.pdf,*HBS":

This example specifies the following files and folders to exclude:

All ".txt" files
All ".pdf" files starting with "HBS" followed by zero to any number of any characters (e.g., "HBS.pdf", "HBSdoc.pdf", "HBS_functions.pdf")
All files and folders starting with zero to any number of any characters and ending with "HBS" (e.g., "HBS", "myHBS", "source-HBS")

You can now run the job. The specified source files and folders will not appear in the destination.