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Using selection lists

If you do not want all data from a client to be included in its backups, you can use selection lists to specify which data the backups include or exclude by directory path, file name, and file type. You can use selection lists for all of a client’s backups by applying exclusion lists (all clients) and inclusion lists (Windows version 7.2 or higher and Linux version 8.0 or higher only) to full, differential, and incremental backups. You can also use the selective backup type, which does not belong to a backup group, to apply an inclusion list to an individual backup. (For an explanation of backup groups, see Backup groups.)

See the following topics for details about using selection lists:

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When to use a selection list

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Using selection lists with full, differential, and incremental backups

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Using selection lists with the selective backup type

For instructions on creating selection lists see the following:

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For individual clients, see Working with the computer backup subsystem.

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For multiple clients, see Working with the Enterprise backup subsystem.