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Thanks for the detailed answer and the solution for file type filters - I will go with a single folder pair given the advantages you mentioned.

That said, I can see several arguments for multiple pairs:
• As kodaxmax pointed out, it would seem more intuitive for new users and closer to the ...

@Plerry: you are right, thanks for your explanation. I mistakenly seemed to observe that versioning truncated the path immediately below the immediate parent folder of the versioned file (see the third line in my original post). That not being the case, my request is moot .

In a case where I do ...

Apologies if I am slow to understand. I get that using a single folder pair with include filters is more straightforward. But, let's say I wanted to exclude a file type in one Personal, but not in Business. Wouldn't I have to use two folder pairs? How would the result be different in terms of ...

Ah, I misunderstood your suggestion. Instead of backing up C:\ with include paths, I was using two separate line items. The result should be identical, correct?

Thank you. I just tested this again after the latest update, and now seem to be getting the desired result, even without the include filters you suggested above. Is it possible that previously there were sometimes incomplete versioning paths related to the fix "Prevent files from being moved to ...

Thanks, that's good to know!

I wholeheartedly agree with OP on both counts. Backing up only parent directories instead of full path feels counterintuitive. If the system works this way, that should be pointed out specifically in the documentation. Windows file history is no alternative because it can't restore versions of files ...

Versioning with Datestamp: File

Edit: replaced screenshot to fix an error in "Desired versioning result".

Currently, versioning only creates a copy of a versioned files' parent folder in the versioning root path, ignoring the rest of the file path in the backup folder. This makes it difficult to ...