Working with Backup Sets

A backup set represents a group of files with certain file extensions and/or located in certain folders. For example, a set called "My Music" may include all files with the extensions *.wav and *.mp3 that are located in the folder My Documents > Music.

There are two types of backup sets:

• Included sets. Files that should be included in each backup
• Excluded sets. Files that should be excluded from each backup

You can use backup sets to fully customize backup operations. For example, if you did not select the My Documents folder for backup, but you want to back up all of the PDF files in this folder, you would define an included set that includes all files that are located in the My Documents folder and have the file extension *.pdf. Conversely, if you selected the My Documents folder for backup, but you do not want to back up PDF files in this folder, you would define an excluded set that includes all files that are located in the My Documents folder and have the file extension *.pdf.