Most of the data held under each users's APPDATA folder doesn't need backup, but there are "gems" which do. Examples include SYNCBACK profiles, Firefox Favourites, Explorer Send-To options, Quick-Launch shortcuts,... etc.
To catch the "gems", I proceed as follows:
It's a bit tedious, especially as it repeats for each user defined on the system and on each separate machine. Using Filters would be perfect but they don't seem to offer a way of selectively including files in an excluded folder. I understand why, but I do think we need a "exclude folder x except for a,b & c in it" mechanism.
Question 1) Is there a better way to achive this?
Question 2) What's the best way of transporting such a profile to another machine, retaining the custom and filetered file selections?
Many thanks for any/all suggestions.
To catch the "gems", I proceed as follows:
- - Modify - <Choose subdirectories and files>
- Navigate to each user's APPDATA folder and clear the check mark
- Open the APPDATA folder and walk down the whole structure to tick inidividual files while setting various folders to "ignore new files" and "ignore new folders"
It's a bit tedious, especially as it repeats for each user defined on the system and on each separate machine. Using Filters would be perfect but they don't seem to offer a way of selectively including files in an excluded folder. I understand why, but I do think we need a "exclude folder x except for a,b & c in it" mechanism.
Question 1) Is there a better way to achive this?
Question 2) What's the best way of transporting such a profile to another machine, retaining the custom and filetered file selections?
Many thanks for any/all suggestions.