Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows Excludes

2009-09-04 Thread Jim Leonard
Michael Stowe wrote: >>> '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files', >>> '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files', >> do you know you have a duplicated here :) > > Yes, but I not only want those directories excluded, I want them to -

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows Excludes

2009-09-03 Thread Michael Stowe
> Hi all > > On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:16:18 -0500, "Michael Stowe" > wrote: >> '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files', >> '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files', > > do you know you have a duplicated here :) Yes, but I not only

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows Excludes

2009-09-03 Thread higuita
Hi all On Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:16:18 -0500, "Michael Stowe" wrote: > '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files', > '/Documents and Settings/*/Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files', do you know you have a duplicated here :) i usually also exclud

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows Excludes

2009-09-03 Thread Michael Stowe
> > '/BackupPC/diagnostic.txt', > > '/BackupPC/vss-setvar.cmd', > I don't have such files in my implementation. What are they? They're from the winexe-VSS implementation. > > '/Documents and Settings/*/Application Data/AOL/TopSpeed', > No AOL spam/crap on my computer - probably not

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows Excludes

2009-09-03 Thread Jeffrey J. Kosowsky
Michael Stowe wrote at about 09:16:18 -0500 on Thursday, September 3, 2009: > > Over time, I've accumulated the following set of excludes for use for > backing up Windows machines, which applies to all Windows machines on the > network. So the open question is, are there other things that it

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows Excludes

2009-09-03 Thread Jeffrey J. Kosowsky
Michael Stowe wrote at about 09:16:18 -0500 on Thursday, September 3, 2009: > > Over time, I've accumulated the following set of excludes for use for > backing up Windows machines, which applies to all Windows machines on the > network. So the open question is, are there other things that it

[BackupPC-users] Windows Excludes

2009-09-03 Thread Michael Stowe
Over time, I've accumulated the following set of excludes for use for backing up Windows machines, which applies to all Windows machines on the network. So the open question is, are there other things that it would make sense to universally exclude? (Exclude syntax is for rsync.) '*' => [

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-26 Thread Paul S. Gumerman
In the end, here's what I found:  wildcards do work, but spaces in pathnames do not.  Replace spaces with question marks, and all is well.  Use spaces, and it ignores the exclusions that contain them. This is what works for me: $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = ['/hiberfil.sys', '/pagefile.sys', '

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-25 Thread Les Stott
Hi Paul, As just a small example, for any user with Firefox, all their bookmarks are here. For any user with Thunderbird that's where their mail is found. And these can be backed up even if those apps are open at the time. Back up EVERYTHING you can, then choose what you want to restore. L

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-25 Thread Les Stott
Les Stott wrote: Paul S. Gumerman wrote: Jonathan, Here's what works for me: $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} =  ['/hiberfil.sys', '/pagefile.sys', '/WUTemp', '/RECYCLER',    'UsrClass.dat', 'UsrClass.dat.LOG', 'NTUSER.DAT', 'ntuser.dat.LOG',  'parent.lock',   

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-25 Thread Paul S. Gumerman
Les Stott wrote: Paul S. Gumerman wrote: Jonathan, Here's what works for me: $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} =  ['/hiberfil.sys', '/pagefile.sys', '/WUTemp', '/RECYCLER',    'UsrClass.dat', 'UsrClass.dat.LOG', 'NTUSER.DAT', 'ntuser.dat.LOG',  'parent.lock',    '/

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-24 Thread Les Stott
Paul S. Gumerman wrote: Jonathan, Here's what works for me: $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} =  ['/hiberfil.sys', '/pagefile.sys', '/WUTemp', '/RECYCLER',    'UsrClass.dat', 'UsrClass.dat.LOG', 'NTUSER.DAT', 'ntuser.dat.LOG',  'parent.lock',    '/WINDOWS/system32/config/SAM

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-24 Thread Paul S. Gumerman
Jonathan, Here's what works for me: $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = ['/hiberfil.sys', '/pagefile.sys', '/WUTemp', '/RECYCLER', 'UsrClass.dat', 'UsrClass.dat.LOG', 'NTUSER.DAT', 'ntuser.dat.LOG', 'parent.lock', '/WINDOWS/system32/config/SAM', '/WINDOWS/system32/config/SAM.LOG',

Re: [BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-21 Thread Les Stott
Jonathan Dill wrote: Hi folks, Can anyone recommend some exclude patterns for rsyncd for backing up Windows boxes to avoid "file in use" problems? Or at least suggest a good approach to get as comprehensive as possible a backup of Windows boxes with BackupPC. I want to try to have a setu

[BackupPC-users] Windows excludes (rsyncd)

2005-10-20 Thread Jonathan Dill
Hi folks, Can anyone recommend some exclude patterns for rsyncd for backing up Windows boxes to avoid "file in use" problems? Or at least suggest a good approach to get as comprehensive as possible a backup of Windows boxes with BackupPC. I want to try to have a setup that is as general as