I have several LOG and DSN and other files I want to keep on the work drive but I no longer want to be saved on the backup drive. How to I do a backup that will delete the files on the backup drive I unselect on the work drive for the current backup session?
Thank you, CR
Delete previously synced files
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It is more common to do the opposite:
Remove files you no longer need from your "source" location, while retaining a copy of those files in your backup location for "just in case".
For such scenario, you can use FFS's Update sync variant. This variant leaves any files that pre-exist in your target (backup) location intact, even if such file does not, or no longer exist in the "source" location.
For your scenario, you would need to add all the files you no longer want to be synced to the FFS Exclude Filter (e.g. by running a Compare, selecting said files, and via the right-click context menu Exclude these files), and then delete them from the backup location.
Remove files you no longer need from your "source" location, while retaining a copy of those files in your backup location for "just in case".
For such scenario, you can use FFS's Update sync variant. This variant leaves any files that pre-exist in your target (backup) location intact, even if such file does not, or no longer exist in the "source" location.
For your scenario, you would need to add all the files you no longer want to be synced to the FFS Exclude Filter (e.g. by running a Compare, selecting said files, and via the right-click context menu Exclude these files), and then delete them from the backup location.
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I was hoping I would not have to manually search for and delete the excluded files on the backup drive. Thank you for the information and the info on what the Update variant works.
