Selecting files to back up

You can back up all of the files in a selected path or limit your project to certain file categories. The following categories can be selected from the project window: Email, Financial, Music, Photos, Productivity, and Video and Recorded TV. You can also create one custom category.

By default, files will be selected based on the following criteria:

•All files in the selected path: All files on the drive or folder you selected to archive.

•Email: All files with the following file name extensions --- .dbx, .eml, .eudora, .mozilla, .msg,

.pbx, .pst, .wab, .mbx, .mim, .mime, .mlm, .wcm, and .pfc.

•Financial: All files with the following file name extensions ---.mbf, .mny, .ofc, .ptb, .ptdb, .q00,

.q01, .q02, .q03, .q04, .q05, .q06, .q07, .q08,

.q09, .q98, .qba, .qbb, .qbi, .qbw, .qbx, .qdb,

.qdf, .qdt, .qel, .qif, .qph, .sdb, .t01, .t02, .t03,

.t04, .t05, .t06, .ta0, .ta1, .ta2, .ta3, .ta4, .ta5, .ta8,

.ta9, .tax, .qmd, .mn4, .txf, .tax2008, .tax2009,

.tax2010, and .tax2011.

•Music: All files with the following file name extensions --- .669, .aa, .aac, .aif, .aifc, .aiff, .amf,

.amr, .apl, .au, .bwf, .cda, .cdda, .dcm, .far, .flac,

.it, .itz, .kar, .m3u, .m3url, .m4a, .m4b, .m4p,

.mdz, .mid, .midi, .miz, .mp1, .mp2v, .mp3,

.mpga, .mpv2, .mtm, .nsa, .nst, .ogg, .okt, .pls,

.qcp, .ra, .rmi, .s3m, .s3z, .sd2, .shn, .snd, .stm,

.stz, .ult, .ulw, .voc, .wav, .wax, .wma, .wpl, .xm,

.xpl, .asx, and .m4u. Your entire My Music folder (Windows XP) or Music folder (Windows Vista and Windows 7) is included if it is located on the drive or in the folder you selected to archive.

•Photos: All files with the following file name extensions --- .cam, .cr2, .crw, .dcr, .j2c, .j2k, .jfi,

.jfif, .jif, .jp2, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .jpx, .k25, .kdc, .kqp,

.mrw, .nef, .orf, .pef, .pmp, .raf, .raw, .srf, .thm,

.3ds, .ai, .ait, .ani, .art, .b3d, .bmp, .can, .cdr, .cdt,

.cgm, .clp, .cmt, .cpt, .cur, .dcx, .dds, .dib, .djvu,

.drw, .drz, .dwg, .dxf, .emf, .eps, .epsf, .fax, .fi,

.fmf, .fpx, .fxo, .fxs, .g3, .g3n, .gif, .gmf, .grb, .gro,

.gsm, .gtif, .hpi, .icb, .icl, .ico, .ilbm, .img, .indd,

.indt, .iw44, .lbm, .lwi, .mac, .macp, .mix, .mng,

.mod, .mpnt, .msp, .ncr, .ngg, .nlm, .nol, .odg,

.paint, .pat, .pcd, .pct, .pcx, .pdl, .pdp, .pict,

.pmd, .pmg, .png, .pnm, .pnt, .pntg, .pp4, .pp5,

.ppm, .prm, .psd, .psp, .pspimage, .pub, .qti,

.qxd, .qxt, .rgb, .rle, .rppm, .sci, .sgi, .slddrw, .svg,

.svg2, .targa, .tcw, .tga, .tif, .tiff, .vda, .vdx, .vsd,

.vss, .vst, .vsx, .vtx, .wmf, .wmz, and .wpg. Your entire My Pictures folder (Windows XP) or Pictures folder (Windows Vista and Windows 7) is included if it is located on the drive or in the folder you selected to archive.

•Productivity: All files with the following file name extensions --- .bk0, .bk1, .bk2, .bk3, .bk4, .bk5,

.bk6, .bk7, .bk8, .doc, .docm, .docx, .dot, .dotm,

.dotx, .lwp, .odt, .ott, .pdf, .ps, .rtf, .txt, .wpd,

.wps, .wpt, .wri, .123, .dif, .ods, .ots, .qpw, .wk1,

.wk3, .wk4, .wks, .xla, .xlam, .xlr, .xls, .xlsb, .xlsm,

.xlsx, .xlt, .xltm, .xltx, .odp, .otp, .pot, .potm,

.potx, .ppa, .ppam, .pps, .ppsm, .ppsx, .ppt,

.pptm, .pptx, .prz, .shw, .mpp, .wp, .wp6, .wmlx, and .oft. In Windows XP, your my Documents folder, with the exception of your My Pictures, My Videos, My DVDs, and My Music folders, is included if it is located on the drive or in the folder you selected to archive. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, your Documents folder with the exception of your Pictures, Videos, DVDs, and Music folders, is included if it is located on the drive or in the folder you selected to archive.

•Video and Recorded TV: All files with the following file name extensions - .3g2, .3gp, .3gp2, .3gpp,

.amc, .asf, .avi, .cin, .dv, .flc, .ivf, .m15, .m1v,

.m2p, .m2v, .m4e, .m4v, .m75, .mov, .mp4, .mpe,

.mpeg, .mpg, .mpm, .mpv, .mswmm, .nsv, .ogm,

.qt, .qtl, .qts, .rm, .rmvb, .rp, .rt, .rts, .rtsp, .rv,

.sdv, .smi, .smil, .sml, .ssm, .swf, .vfw, .wm, .wmd,

.wmv, .wmx, .wvx, .xmz, .m1p, .mp2, .vbs, .xtl,

.dvr-ms, and .wtv. Your My Videos folder (Windows XP) or Videos folder (Windows Vista and Windows 7) is included if it is located on the drive or in the folder you selected to archive.

Tip: You can add to the list of file extensions included in any file category by using the controls on the Backup options panel. See “Backup Files options“ on page 13 for more information.

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