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halp
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I chose to back up my Photos folder but the parent folder seems to be getting backed up too

Hello,   So I created a backup which seems to be working find except it also keeps backing up newly created files in the parent directory. What I want to Backup: F:\Photos What it backs up...
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Jay
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2 years ago

Hi halp, as you'r using selective sync, this would only apply for the folder currently on your drive. 

 

Any new files in the root folder, or any new folders, would be selected in the selective sync by default, meaning they would be backed up by the system. You'll need to manually disable those folders to prevent them from syncing.

 

One way to work around this is to have any new folders or files be created in an already deselected folder. 

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halp
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

I get what you are saying. I think the app needs an option/solution for this. Not very handy currently.

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