How Can I Backup All Files?

Surely this should be easy? I just want to backup all files on my e:\ drive. If I just select all the categories, it misses out "other file types". The only way I can see to easily include all "other file types" is to click "add a folder" and then select e:\, but now all the other files like pictures and so on are included twice.

 

Am I missing something here?

Thanks for the reply

 

When I create a new backup set and select e:\, it shows:

 

2367 pictures

480 music files

18 videos

2782 office documents

13518 emails

1 contacts

2 internet favourites

0 other files

 

If I then add E as a folder, nothing changes. There are still no "other file types". I have to start with another drive selected, then add E as a folder, then also select it as a source. It now shows:

 

4734 pictures

960 music files

36 videos

5564 office documents

27036 emails

2 contacts

4 internet favourites

3773 other files

 

In other words, all of them are showing twice as much except "other files".

 

This does not seem right.

Try to turn on Advanced Mode (it’s on the What page over the filetype selector). Then click on Other Settings, and as I know you will be able to select filetypes in it.
And you can try to use the Additions and Exclusions function too.

Let us know the results.

Unfortunately that didn't really help, as it seems I would have to manually add all my "other file type" extensions to one of the other categories, which could take forever. This may just be an XP problem, as 360 works OK on my Vista laptop.

 

In any case, I don't think the backup feature in 360 is suitable for me as I've just realised it doesn't do incremental backups. I have over 150GB of photos and music and I don't want to do a full backup each time, so I've bought Ghost. 360 will do fine as my AV and firewall.

 

Thanks for taking the time to help anyway.

Well, I just found out it isn’t a specific XP problem. I’m running Vista64 and just upgraded my 360 package. I’ve created 1 backup set which saves all my personal files which seems to be working. I’ve then created a second (new) backup set which was intended to backup all the files from a specific drive, but when I tick on “other files” and add the drive as a folder the total amount of files stays at 0. Nothing is added.

As you pointed out, the files are being double counted (included under each category, and also under the E:\ blanket rule), but if you perform a backup, the files will only be backed up once.

 

Try it, and you will see that the correct amount of files and filespace will be used. 

Surely this should be easy? I just want to backup all files on my e:\ drive. If I just select all the categories, it misses out "other file types". The only way I can see to easily include all "other file types" is to click "add a folder" and then select e:\, but now all the other files like pictures and so on are included twice.

 

Am I missing something here?