Subflr filters for [A-M] [N-Z] but how to copy 'root' files

Alice · Joined: 29 Jan 2015 Posts: 262

Subfolder filters for [A-M], [N-Z] but how to copy 'root' files

I'm a bit confused with this one. Normally I face a folder structure without loose files in the 'root', so if there's a huge amount of data I create maybe two Profiles with subfolder filters such as :

Profile 1 - include
\[a-m]*
Profile 2 - include
\[n-z]*

which is great and works...but...is there any way to copy loose files that are stored in the 'root' of the structure in one of the two Profiles please ?

So these file are at the same level as the 'A to Z' folders but are not stored within them. I don't really want a third Profile to have to be created just for loose 'root' files if that can be avoided.

Thank you

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8684

Hi , these files in the root folder should always be included unless you explicitly exclude them with a file filter? thanks
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Alice · Joined: 29 Jan 2015 Posts: 262

Yes that is correct. Always include.

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8684

Would you like to exclude them?
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Alice · Joined: 29 Jan 2015 Posts: 262

Always include the 'loose' files at the 'root' if that's possible.

Thank you

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8684

According to my testing root files are always included when using subfolder filters. Are you seeing a different behavior? thanks!
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Alice · Joined: 29 Jan 2015 Posts: 262

Apologies, maybe I'm not making myself clear. So the folder structure is :

<root>
\Folder A
\Folder B
\Folder C
…
\Folder X
\Folder Y
\Folder Z
abc.txt
abc1.txt
abc2.txt

There are 2 VV Profiles 1st one has a Subfolder 'include' Filter of :
\[a-m]*
2nd Profile has a Subfolder 'include' Filter of :
\[n-z]*

So that caters for all the folder at the 'root' starting with letters A to Z, but what about the files at the 'root' ie 'abc.txt. abc1.txt, abc2.txt'

How would they be backed up in this scenario without a third Profile ?

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8684

I might be wrong but when I tested this the other day, the root files

abc.txt
abc1.txt
abc2.txt

were include in both profiles (I did not have any file filters)
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Alice · Joined: 29 Jan 2015 Posts: 262

So imagine I have folders in the 'root' A to Z, 26 separate folders. Then a single file - autoexec.bat in the 'root', so this file is not in folders A to Z, it lives independently in the 'root'.

Create a VV job to Backup from the 'root' to somewhere else and set a Subfolder Filter to include :

\[a-c]*

only folders starting with letters A to C are copied, the autoexec.bat is not in folders A to C it is in the 'root' of the drive so will not be copied. I just tested this in ViceVersa Pro 3.0 - Build 3001 - (64-bit).

Is there any way, in the same Profile, to include it ?

Alice · Joined: 29 Jan 2015 Posts: 262

I take it this can't be done.

I'll just create another Profile for the 'loose' files in the 'root'.

Thanks anyway

Alice

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8684

Sorry Alice , I will check this now, sorry for the delay.
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TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8684

Try

Profile 1 - include
\[a-m]*
Profile 2 - exclude
\[a-m]*

The root files should be included then in Profile 2.
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