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Question

preliminary/partial backup-& manual removal of folder?

Aug 19, 2014 4:35PM PDT

As follow on from my earlier thread -

http://tinyurl.com/py6oxnr

- I am attempting to undertake a much needed backup of my laptop.

Preliminary examination or 'test run' of the backup s/w indicates that it could proceed without issue (with fingers crossed).

My on premise backup software permits both backup of either folder or file. I appear to be unable to exclude any chosen folder eg. video content folder.

Presently as I am without an external HDD for backup, I am to forced to undertake a "preliminary/partial backup".

This would involve backup of my D drive, & placing both text AND video content into a specially created 'backup folder'. In effect, a doubling of content placed in the (one) D drive.

I find this solution immediately cumbersome & excessively large. Current video content is<6GB, & text much much less.

Given the technical limitations, I think that the only recourse I have is to undertake a full backup, & after completion, go into the backed up folder, & manually remove/delete the video folder/content.

Yet, given the recently discovered issue I have with my present external HDD (currently not functioning, & planned to merge this with the proposed new external HDDs), I really need the backup of the laptop video content, BUT I do not want this on the laptop D drive.

I am not sure how to proceed.

Any suggestions? Or is the solution so obvious, that I just can't see it?

Thanks.

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Re: backup.
Aug 19, 2014 4:58PM PDT

I'd buy a USB stick to backup to.

Or if the individual files to backup are less than 2 GB, use the 15 GB on Onedrive that initially come with your microsoft account. But it takes a lot of time to upload 6 GB.

Kees

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And ..
Aug 19, 2014 5:07PM PDT

you don't need a backup application to copy files or folders. Windows Explorer is quite good for that.

A full backup, however, is impossible that way, because there are certain files on the c: (in your profile) that are inaccessible when Windows runs. Then you need an imaging application.
Bur for just discs or folders with only data, it's perfect.

Kees

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Sometimes, so focused on the 'atomistic'
Aug 20, 2014 4:28PM PDT

I am unable to see the obvious.

Yes, the USB. Backed up laptop data/text onto the USB in a jiffy. This is some relief.

So, the backup of the 2 kinds of files will for the moment require backing up to 2 different forms of backup technology.

Will need to look into the Onedrive suggestion.

Thanks.

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No, not really
Aug 20, 2014 11:02PM PDT

No, not really. The "backup" on a USB HDD or whatever else will be just the same as what you have now. You can use/copy/delete them freely just like you can now. The only functional difference will be that one copy is on an external HDD.

Everything else will probably be in some specialty backup format specific to that program, but that would be the OS and applications, so not the sort of thing you'd likely go fishing around in for one or two odd files.

You're overthinking this whole proposition.