Certainly some apps may choose not to store (all) data there. And some may allow you to manually configure them not to.
But, many do, and that's what that directory is FOR... so to Ben's point, for a backup app to bypass it is a "feature" is lame, IMO. -sc From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Harris Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 5:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Online server backups Depends on the version of Outlook. I have it setup in 2007 and 2010 to store the PST (this is for individuals not company with Exchange) in the My Documents and believe 2010 defaulted to that location. Jon ________________________________ Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Online server backups Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:09:50 -0400 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Outlook saves data files there. -sc From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 12:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Online server backups Agree. However you should at least get the option to save it....I found some print profiles in AppData that one of my current clients couldn't live without. Cheers, JR Despatched via Blackberry. Mock if you will, but it gets my email without a fuss. ________________________________ From: Jonathan Link <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:00:22 -0400 To: [email protected]<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]%[email protected]> > ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Online server backups That I agree with, but as far as I know most of that can be reconstructed with some time and effort a lot more easily than data related to the enterprise's line of business which the users keep in My Documents or on their Desktop. On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 11:54 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: There's a load of profile-specific stuff in there, which companies may or may not want to back up, dependent on their infrastructure setup. Despatched via Blackberry. Mock if you will, but it gets my email without a fuss. ________________________________ From: Jonathan Link <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 11:48:52 -0400 To: [email protected]<[email protected]> ReplyTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Online server backups Wait, what? I thought that's what My Documents and the Desktop were for. I can't recall any significant data going into AppData for any of my applications. On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: Err.... It's also where a legitimate data is SUPPOSED to reside as well... -sc From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Link Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Online server backups For home users this probably is a feature, since this is where malware likes to hide. This probably applies to many small business users who run as admin. On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 3:18 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > Was looking at the likes of Carbonite and Mozy, but haven't got around to > any testing yet....any input is appreciated. A side client of mine tried Carbonite Pro a couple years back. The software was hard-coded to never back up "Application Data" (AppData) folders. When I contacted support, I discovered the company considered this a feature. I recommended the customer avoid using a backup company that didn't think data should be backed up. -- Ben
