Server side selection filters

Often administrators want clients to exclude certain files from backing up. Consider a scenario where you do not want your users to backup movies and music files. Using server-side filters you can force every Syncrify client to skip *.mov and *.mp3 files.

There are two types of selection filters on the server:

1. Global selection filter

   This is a convinient way of specifying a selection filter for every client. To add a Global Selection Filter:

   • Login as admin
   • Click Configuration
   • Click Advanced Configuration
   • Specify a value for Global Selection Filter

2. User specific filter

   These filters are use specify and only affect one user. This filter takes precedence over Global Selection Filter - meaning if you specify a selection filter for a user, value for global filter is ignored for that user.

   • Login as admin
   • Click Manage Users
   • Click Modify link for the desired user
   • Specify a value for Selection Filter

Examples

Example 1 - prevent every user from backing up *.MOV and *.MP3 files.

^*.mp3|^*.mov

Example 2 - Mary Jane is a special person and you want her to backup MP3 and MOV files but deny everyone else.

To accomplish this, you add the following selection filter for Mary Jane.

^*.SomeGarbageExtension

This rule means ignore files with *.SomeGarbageExtension, which most likely won't match any file, but is enough to ignore the Global Selection Filter.