Including/Excluding Files and Directories

Data Backup uses the following order of precedence for including and excluding files and directories. The lower the number, the higher the priority. These include/exclude priorities apply to any combination of the two methods of including/excluding files and directories:

Directory and file selection using the explorer tree on the Schedules page.
Selections made to user profiles in the Backup Profiles page.

Type of Profile Entry	Precedence priority
Include File	1
Exclude size > X	2
Exclude File Type*	3
Exclude File	4
Include Folder	5
Exclude Folder	6
Include File Type*	7

* Environment variables work like include/exclude file types as well.

Note: See examples in the knowledge base.