When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to
avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a
particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's
sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:

CMyPhotos

or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the
directory, such as:

CMyPhotos\*.*

and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?

CMyPhotos\*.* /s


Bobbi

 

On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 155:28 -0700, "Bobbi" <bobbi@example.invalid>
wrote:

> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to
> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a
> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's
> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:
>
> CMyPhotos
>
> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the
> directory, such as:
>
> CMyPhotos\*.*
>
> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?
>
> CMyPhotos\*.* /s



Sorry, but you are very confused about System Restore. System Restore
is *not* a backup program and under no circumstances does it do
anything with the folders you mention above. System Restore only lets
you save the current state of the *System*--the operating system
(mostly the registry)--and does nothing for your data.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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You're not even in the ballpark! See
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/filesfolders.html

Bobbi wrote:
> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to
> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a
> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's
> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:
>
> CMyPhotos
>
> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the
> directory, such as:
>
> CMyPhotos\*.*
>
> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?
>
> CMyPhotos\*.* /s
>
>
> Bobbi

 

Thank you, PA Bear (once again)! I read some information in a Microsoft
Press book "Windows XP Inside Out" which caused me the get the wrong
impression. I am relieved to find that System Restore does what I originally
thought it did, before I got misled.

-Bobbi

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23lIaeif1KHA.224@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> You're not even in the ballpark! See
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/filesfolders.html
>
> Bobbi wrote:
>> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to
>> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a
>> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's
>> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:
>>
>> CMyPhotos
>>
>> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the
>> directory, such as:
>>
>> CMyPhotos\*.*
>>
>> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?
>>
>> CMyPhotos\*.* /s
>>
>>
>> Bobbi
>

 

Thank you! I read some information in a Microsoft Press book "Windows XP
Inside Out" which caused me the get the wrong impression. I am relieved to
find that System Restore does what I originally thought it did, before I got
misled.

-Bobbi

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:chlnr5le5pf8gdkugvbmicko5rten9s7m4@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 155:28 -0700, "Bobbi" <bobbi@example.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to
>> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a
>> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's
>> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:
>>
>> CMyPhotos
>>
>> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the
>> directory, such as:
>>
>> CMyPhotos\*.*
>>
>> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?
>>
>> CMyPhotos\*.* /s
>
>
>
> Sorry, but you are very confused about System Restore. System Restore
> is *not* a backup program and under no circumstances does it do
> anything with the folders you mention above. System Restore only lets
> you save the current state of the *System*--the operating system
> (mostly the registry)--and does nothing for your data.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 19:53:02 -0700, "Bobbi" <bobbi@example.invalid>
wrote:

> Thank you! I read some information in a Microsoft Press book "Windows XP
> Inside Out" which caused me the get the wrong impression. I am relieved to
> find that System Restore does what I originally thought it did, before I got
> misled.


You're welcome. Glad to help.


> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:chlnr5le5pf8gdkugvbmicko5rten9s7m4@4ax.com...
> > On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 155:28 -0700, "Bobbi" <bobbi@example.invalid>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to
> >> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a
> >> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's
> >> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:
> >>
> >> CMyPhotos
> >>
> >> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the
> >> directory, such as:
> >>
> >> CMyPhotos\*.*
> >>
> >> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?
> >>
> >> CMyPhotos\*.* /s
> >
> >
> >
> > Sorry, but you are very confused about System Restore. System Restore
> > is *not* a backup program and under no circumstances does it do
> > anything with the folders you mention above. System Restore only lets
> > you save the current state of the *System*--the operating system
> > (mostly the registry)--and does nothing for your data.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

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