Is there way to exclude files in Windows 8 Image backup?
Just wondering if there is a way to exclude certain files when doing an Image Backup in Windows 8? If not, after the image is created, is there a way to delete certain files from the image backup.
I ask because I want to conserve disk space. I have a C drive that has 50 gigs of Sibelius Sound files that don't really need to be a part of the backup.
I ask because I want to conserve disk space. I have a C drive that has 50 gigs of Sibelius Sound files that don't really need to be a part of the backup.
Larry Struckmeyer MVP
I don't have a windows 8 system here to check, but in most system as you step through the backup setup you can exclude folders and/or file types. Please step through the backup setup and watch carefully for exclusions by folder or by file type.
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I don't think this is the case for an IMAGE backup in Windows 8. That is, I stepped through it and did not see any option of that kind. Remember that Windows 8 does an image backup using the Windows 7 File Recovery option. It does an image backup the way it was done in Windows 7.
Ok, we know the answer to that. Now, you can rest easy knowing that the data that does not change is only backed up once. That is the essence of an image backup. I would not worry about static data as in the scheme of things this is not a lot of used space.
an image backup is just that a clone of the physical disk. You could mount the .vhd/vhdx and then delete the files you want removed. Better to just move those files onto a separate drive that is not image backed up.
i would move the sibelius files to a backup drive (even as 2nd backup) and let them there
then do the imaging
if needed, these files can be copied back as needed
then do the imaging
if needed, these files can be copied back as needed
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I would just like to confirm.
Does the Image Backup in windows 8 do what flyfishing suggested? Let's say I do a full first time Image backup today using Windows 8. 7 days from now I do an image backup again. When this happens are only new or changed files backed up? What about files that may have been deleted subsequent to the original backup. How does Windows deal with them?
Does the Image Backup in windows 8 do what flyfishing suggested? Let's say I do a full first time Image backup today using Windows 8. 7 days from now I do an image backup again. When this happens are only new or changed files backed up? What about files that may have been deleted subsequent to the original backup. How does Windows deal with them?
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