Using the File System Tab to Select Backup Content

The File System tab lets you select or deselect any files or folders on your system to include with your backup. This method differs from selecting backup sets because instead of searching for a file type, you specify the individual files or folders to include in the back up. Any files selected on either Backup Sets or File System are shown as selected in both places. Likewise, deselecting a file in either place also deselects it in the other.

Right-click the Secure Backup and Share Desktop Client icon in your system tray, then select Settings.
Select More Settings, then click Backup Sets.
Click File System. The File System is displayed in the left pane and individual files are displayed in the right pane. An encrypted file name is displayed as a different color than the rest of your files.

Figure 1. File System Tab
Select the folders you want to include in the backup. When you select a folder, all its subfolders are selected as well.
Select or deselect individual files in the right pane that you want to include or exclude from the backup.
When you have finished changing settings, click OK. Your settings are saved and the Settings window closes.
Note: You do not need to be logged in to Windows to back up. However, your computer must be turned on, not in sleep or hibernation mode, and must be connected to the Internet.

None of the steps above disengage the feature that automatically marks subsequently created files in selected folders. You can hover your mouse pointer over a folder to reveal a tooltip explaining how it is treated during a backup.

Adding Files and Folders Through Windows Explorer

Parent topic: Using the Settings Window