7/23/2023 0 Comments A better finder rename wildcards![]() ![]() The only way I can get it to work is to use a double asterisk: The back job does not fail, it just does not backup anything (0 files and 0 bytes). However, this does not work when using a single asterisk. (you can see the text from the help file in my original post above) \\CLEAR3\D:\Clearcase_Storage\VOBs\*\s\*.* /SUBDIR Logger.vbs, Projects.vbs, 3rdParty.vbs, etc)Īccording to the help file, I should be able to use Advanced File Selection with a single asterisk as listed below We want to back up everything in the 's' folder and below (there are sub folders below the 's' folder) for each of the folders listed under VOBs (i.e. Please take notice that between the VOBs folder and the 's' folder, only one layer of folder name changes. This is just a few of the many folders that we are backing up under the VOBs folder. The example I gave in my original post is a very good approximation of our file structure.īut, for the sake of understanding here is a sampling of the actual file structure.ĭ:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\Logger.vbs\s\sdftĭ:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\Projects.vbs\s\sdftĭ:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\3rdparty.vbs\s\sdft This is because we have a very limited time window in which to do the backup and if we can save time by using the single asterisk wildcard versus the double asterisk wildcard, that would help immensely.ĭoes anyone have a clue why this is not working when I use a single asterisk wilcard? It clearly states in the Help File that this should work. We want to test using the single asterisk wildcard versus the double asterisk wildcard to see if one is faster than the other. We are concerned that by using the double asterisk wildcard, when the file directory structure is only one more directory under, it is slowing down the backup job. The only way I have been able to get it to back up the files I want is to use the double asterisk (**) wildcard. However, when I set up my job this way, it does not back up any files. This should yeild me every personnel folder regardless of the year (1999, 2000, or 2001) plus any and all files and sub-directories below. \\\C:\My Documents\Work Files\*\Personnel\*.* /SUBDIR If you type the path as \My Documents\**\Personnel, the backup will include or exclude:Ĭ:\My Documents\Work Files\2001\PersonnelĬ:\My Documents\Work Files\2000\PersonnelĬ:\My Documents\Work Files\1999\Personnelīased on the example above if I wanted to backup every Personnel folder, my backup selection would look like this Each one of those subfolders has a subfolder called Personnel. There are three Work Files subfolders called 1999, 2000, and 2001. Use a double asterisk (**) to represent any number of characters, irrespective of any backslashes.įor example, on your C: drive you have a My Documents folder that contains a subfolder called Work Files. Use a single asterisk (*) to represent any number of characters before the next backslash. Use a question mark (?) to represent any single character. I am having an issue with using the single asterisk wildcard when setting up a backup job. ![]()
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