Partial backup

raananb · Post by **raananb** » 21 Jun 2008 11:32

In some situations it is interesting to backup only one level and ignore sub-folders. For example, in software development, only the source files are really important, the compiler/linker generated files (in Debug, Release, Reports etc) can be ignored since they can be regenerated and they take a lot of space. I would apprciate being able to not backup these sub-folders.

An option to include/exclude structure in the backup will enhance performance and allow to save disk space.

Post by **admin** » 21 Jun 2008 15:15

raananb wrote:In some situations it is interesting to backup only one level and ignore sub-folders. For example, in software development, only the source files are really important, the compiler/linker generated files (in Debug, Release, Reports etc) can be ignored since they can be regenerated and they take a lot of space. I would apprciate being able to not backup these sub-folders.

An option to include/exclude structure in the backup will enhance performance and allow to save disk space.

Where in the GUI would you put that option? I don't think you want a general checkbox for all backups, or?

raananb · Post by **raananb** » 21 Jun 2008 15:43

In the contextual menu, replace 'Backup here' with two entries: 'Backup here including sub-folders' & 'Backup here without sub-folders'

With the File menu: /Move/Copy/Backup To could develop into 4 options instead of 3, replacing 'Backup to' with 'Backup (including sub-folders) to' & 'Backup (without sub-folders) to'

Post by **admin** » 21 Jun 2008 15:46

raananb wrote:In the contextual menu, replace 'Backup here' with two entries: 'Backup here including sub-folders' & 'Backup here without sub-folders'

With the File menu: /Move/Copy/Backup To could develop into 4 options instead of 3, replacing 'Backup to' with 'Backup (including sub-folders) to' & 'Backup (without sub-folders) to'

Would work, but takes a bunch of resources and complicates the GUI. What about this: optionally insert a little dialog with three buttons:
YES: include sub-folders
NO: do not include sub-folders
CANCEL: cancel backup now

raananb · Post by **raananb** » 21 Jun 2008 15:51

That will be fine with me.

Post by **TheQwerty** » 21 Jun 2008 16:09

admin wrote:
raananb wrote:In the contextual menu, replace 'Backup here' with two entries: 'Backup here including sub-folders' & 'Backup here without sub-folders'

With the File menu: /Move/Copy/Backup To could develop into 4 options instead of 3, replacing 'Backup to' with 'Backup (including sub-folders) to' & 'Backup (without sub-folders) to'
Would work, but takes a bunch of resources and complicates the GUI. What about this: optionally insert a little dialog with three buttons:
YES: include sub-folders
NO: do not include sub-folders
CANCEL: cancel backup now

And update the BackupTo script command to provide a switch to avoid the dialog right?

Post by **admin** » 21 Jun 2008 16:18

TheQwerty wrote:
admin wrote:
raananb wrote:In the contextual menu, replace 'Backup here' with two entries: 'Backup here including sub-folders' & 'Backup here without sub-folders'

With the File menu: /Move/Copy/Backup To could develop into 4 options instead of 3, replacing 'Backup to' with 'Backup (including sub-folders) to' & 'Backup (without sub-folders) to'
Would work, but takes a bunch of resources and complicates the GUI. What about this: optionally insert a little dialog with three buttons:
YES: include sub-folders
NO: do not include sub-folders
CANCEL: cancel backup now
And update the BackupTo script command to provide a switch to avoid the dialog right?

Good idea.

Post by **j_c_hallgren** » 21 Jun 2008 16:35

I could see this feature potentially being applicable in other cases also, such in photo folders where there may be generated variants in sub-folders that really don't need to be retained as they could be recreated fairly easily.

raananb · Post by **raananb** » 16 Jul 2008 11:07

If backup is taken up for enhancement, then I would appreciate an added feature: being able to consult the list of Copied/Overwritten files.

jacky · Post by **jacky** » 16 Jul 2008 23:32

raananb wrote:If backup is taken up for enhancement, then I would appreciate an added feature: being able to consult the list of Copied/Overwritten files.

I haven't actually checked, but isn't that what the LOG is for (see option "Create detailed log file for each backup" under Config|Report) ?

John Bee · Post by **John Bee** » 16 Jul 2008 23:32

raananb wrote:If backup is taken up for enhancement, then I would appreciate an added feature: being able to consult the list of Copied/Overwritten files.

And (more importantly) a list of the files that could NOT be copied and why!

raananb · Post by **raananb** » 17 Jul 2008 08:36

I stand corrected: with so many options, did not notice that one.

Sorry.

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