Excluding folders from backup

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[HeavyB]

I am running a backup with the following settings, using Comodo BackUp 1.0.3.0:

Source folder -> "D:\"
Include subfolders -> "Yes"
Relative folder -> <blank>
Exclude folders -> "D:\Download\Completed" and "D:\Download\News"
Backup type -> "Full backup"
Compression -> None
Destination -> A folder on a 500 gigabyte external harddrive

I am trying to backup my D: drive, under Windows Vista Home Premium, as an administrator. I am trying to save some space by excluding to huge folders, which are not critical. However, both folders are included in the backup...

Ideas, anyone?

[andrewgg]

I'm very new to this, and don't really know if your problem has anything to do with the one I mentioned here:
http://forums.comodo.com/help/error_message_resolved-t18315.0.html
but in my case, although I thought the folder in question was showing to be excluded, when I went back to check, it wasn't. Going through the process of selecting it to be excluded again solved the problem.

[JJasper]

Hi HeavyB

andrewgg has given a solution that makes a lot of sense.  Check it out first.  Then there is still a couple of things you could try if that does not help you. 
Try using the "Advanced exclude options" to the right of exclude mask. 
The other one takes a lot longer to do and that is rather than exclude a folder enter one folder at a time as the source folder. This way you will enter all but the ones you choose not to. ( This will not be practical if your D:\ folder is very large.)

John

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