How to Exclude Folders from Backup?

[onesmallstep1966]

I've setup an external drive backup on my TS-469 Pro and everything works fine except that I want to exclude the following folders from the backup using the Filters option but I can't work out how to do it.

@Recycle
.DS_Store
.AppleDouble

So far (and I've searched these forums to the best of my ability) I can't find a solution. Can anyone help?

[onesmallstep1966]

With nearly 200 views and no replies to my question I'm beginning to think this can't be done? Can anyone confirm this so at least I can stop looking for a solution

[onesmallstep1966]

I worked it out so I thought I'd post the solution in case anyone else needs to use it.

Just to reiterate, what I wanted to do was remove the temporary files and folders from the external backup that OS X leaves behind (I have also excluded the Google Drive Sync temporary files too).

Add the following to the "Other" box in the "Exclude file types" Filter section.

.grive_state .DS_Store /.trash /@Recycle /.AppleDB /.AppleDesktop /.AppleDouble ._*

[RogerW17]

Thanks for this post, saved me a lot of time experimenting and I'm not sure I'd ever have tried a leading /.

[pwilson]

With nearly 200 views and no replies to my question I'm beginning to think this can't be done? Can anyone confirm this so at least I can stop looking for a solution

Sorry about that. I've been ignoring this thread, simply because it provided no information whatsoever. In fact it still doesn't.

1. No Firmware Version/Build information.
2. No Backup Software information. (Talking about Backup Station perhaps?)
3. No Operating System information provided. (Until you posted your "solution").

Enough said. Glad you figured it out.

[carter76]

Thanks for this, just what I was looking for...

I have simply exluded /.* and /@recycle. Works a treat.

Fairly straight forward and OS/FW independent I would have thought! Shame the manual couldn't have been more specific in how to specify folders for exclusion. Good to know that there are people out there willing to help.

[nacer]

I worked it out so I thought I'd post the solution in case anyone else needs to use it.

Just to reiterate, what I wanted to do was remove the temporary files and folders from the external backup that OS X leaves behind (I have also excluded the Google Drive Sync temporary files too).

Add the following to the "Other" box in the "Exclude file types" Filter section.

.grive_state .DS_Store /.trash /@Recycle /.AppleDB /.AppleDesktop /.AppleDouble ._*

Thank you. I had the same problem

[wilbbrasil]

I worked it out so I thought I'd post the solution in case anyone else needs to use it.

Just to reiterate, what I wanted to do was remove the temporary files and folders from the external backup that OS X leaves behind (I have also excluded the Google Drive Sync temporary files too).

Add the following to the "Other" box in the "Exclude file types" Filter section.

.grive_state .DS_Store /.trash /@Recycle /.AppleDB /.AppleDesktop /.AppleDouble ._*

Thanks. Same problem (solved) here.

[childnode]

shouldn't the string of excluded files / directories splitted by a comma instead of a space?

unfortunatly help document does say nothing http://docs.qnap.com/nas/4.0/en/index.h ... backup.htm
but popup over "Other" tells me "Enter the file name. Separate the file names with comma (,). For example, test*.*, abc.doc, *.html."

[lleone]

Great! It worked!
Realy thank you and I hope this will be documented sonner or later!

Luca.

[ethan11james]

simply by these steps we can exclude these folder need to recover them. just in few steps able to exclude all folder thanks for it

[George T]

Hi,
I am having trouble understanding the syntax to exclude folders. I've tried a couple of variations but the folder keeps getting backed up.
I have a folder down in a share. The share name is "la".
The folder I want to exclude is "Marketing Images",and everything in it, and the full path is:
\\Cad-9\la\Current\CURRENT PROJECTS - ADMIN\EOI\MARKETING IMAGES
This is the path as it appears in a Windows explorer window.
When I look through File Station in the Qnap browser interface I see Cad-9, underneath it I see Volume 1 and then the list of top level shares of which "LA" (yes in caps) is one.

So, my question is: What exactly do I type into the "Others" box in the external drive backup filter?

Thank you.


Model TS 219PII
Win 10
Firmware 4.2.0

[George T]

Uhm, thanks for the response, but I'm not sure how that addresses my specific question.
And by the way, mentioned specifically I have Windows, not a Mac.

[P3R]

Uhm, thanks for the response, but I'm not sure how that addresses my specific question.

It wasn't meant to. It's just a clueless spammer trying to establish an account here. Let's hope the admins kick him/her/it out of here before the spam phase begins...

[George T]

OH, OK.