System Restore

[Bobbi]

When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to

avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a

particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's

sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:



C:\MyPhotos



or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the

directory, such as:



C:\MyPhotos\*.*



and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?



C:\MyPhotos\*.* /s





Bobbi

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:35:28 -0700, "Bobbi"

wrote:



> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to

> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a

> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's

> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:

>

> C:\MyPhotos

>

> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the

> directory, such as:

>

> C:\MyPhotos\*.*

>

> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?

>

> C:\MyPhotos\*.* /s







Sorry, but you are very confused about System Restore. System Restore

is *not* a backup program and under no circumstances does it do

anything with the folders you mention above. System Restore only lets

you save the current state of the *System*--the operating system

(mostly the registry)--and does nothing for your data.



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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

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[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

You're not even in the ballpark! See

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/filesfolders.html



Bobbi wrote:

> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to

> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a

> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's

> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:

>

> C:\MyPhotos

>

> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the

> directory, such as:

>

> C:\MyPhotos\*.*

>

> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?

>

> C:\MyPhotos\*.* /s

>

>

> Bobbi

 

[Bobbi]

Thank you, PA Bear (once again)! I read some information in a Microsoft

Press book "Windows XP Inside Out" which caused me the get the wrong

impression. I am relieved to find that System Restore does what I originally

thought it did, before I got misled.



-Bobbi



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message

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> You're not even in the ballpark! See

> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/filesfolders.html

>

> Bobbi wrote:

>> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to

>> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a

>> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's

>> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:

>>

>> C:\MyPhotos

>>

>> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the

>> directory, such as:

>>

>> C:\MyPhotos\*.*

>>

>> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?

>>

>> C:\MyPhotos\*.* /s

>>

>>

>> Bobbi

>

 

[Bobbi]

Thank you! I read some information in a Microsoft Press book "Windows XP

Inside Out" which caused me the get the wrong impression. I am relieved to

find that System Restore does what I originally thought it did, before I got

misled.



-Bobbi



"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message

news:chlnr5le5pf8gdkugvbmicko5rten9s7m4@4ax.com...

> On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:35:28 -0700, "Bobbi"

> wrote:

>

>> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to

>> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a

>> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's

>> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:

>>

>> C:\MyPhotos

>>

>> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the

>> directory, such as:

>>

>> C:\MyPhotos\*.*

>>

>> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?

>>

>> C:\MyPhotos\*.* /s

>

>

>

> Sorry, but you are very confused about System Restore. System Restore

> is *not* a backup program and under no circumstances does it do

> anything with the folders you mention above. System Restore only lets

> you save the current state of the *System*--the operating system

> (mostly the registry)--and does nothing for your data.

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 19:53:02 -0700, "Bobbi"

wrote:



> Thank you! I read some information in a Microsoft Press book "Windows XP

> Inside Out" which caused me the get the wrong impression. I am relieved to

> find that System Restore does what I originally thought it did, before I got

> misled.





You're welcome. Glad to help.





> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote in message

> news:chlnr5le5pf8gdkugvbmicko5rten9s7m4@4ax.com...

> > On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:35:28 -0700, "Bobbi"

> > wrote:

> >

> >> When creating a restore point, I see that one can set System Restore to

> >> avoid backing up specified files and directories. If I want to specify a

> >> particular directory not to back up, does anyone know whether it's

> >> sufficient to specify just the directory path and name, such as:

> >>

> >> C:\MyPhotos

> >>

> >> or do I need wildcards to indicate not to back up all files in the

> >> directory, such as:

> >>

> >> C:\MyPhotos\*.*

> >>

> >> and do I need to indicate NOT to back up subdirectories?

> >>

> >> C:\MyPhotos\*.* /s

> >

> >

> >

> > Sorry, but you are very confused about System Restore. System Restore

> > is *not* a backup program and under no circumstances does it do

> > anything with the folders you mention above. System Restore only lets

> > you save the current state of the *System*--the operating system

> > (mostly the registry)--and does nothing for your data.

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>



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