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More info?)
Thanks Peter! Unfortunately, it also says "This switch works with FAT
file systems but not with non-FAT files systems such as NTFS." Looks
like I'm outta luck.
"Peter" <peterfoxghost@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>Go to:
>http://www.symantec.com/search/
>and type in search window:
>+ghost +skip
>I'm sure you will find those articles sufficient to address your questions.
>Here is an excerpt:
>"How to specify multiple files
>To tell Ghost to exclude many files, such as .TMT files and .EXE files,
>create a text file named skipfile.txt that lists the files you want to
>exclude, and then use the -skip=@skipfile switch to call that file. Save the
>file on the same partition or floppy disk that you run Ghost.exe from. The
>format of the text file is the same as the format used with the VEXCEPT
>option on the -CRC32 switch.
>
>Here is an example of a correctly formatted file Skipfile.txt:
>
>*\*.tmt
>[partition:1]
>\windows\
>*\*.exe
>[partition:2]
>*\*me.txt
>
>This instructs Ghost to skip all .TMT files on all partitions, the Windows
>directory and any .EXE files on the first partition, and any file that ends
>with ME.TXT on the second partition. Note that within the skip file, the
>wildcard character can be used in the path."
>
>
>"Steve" <htr@wfc.inv> wrote in message
>news:mu1df0phvtn9qgei7vetk92m1vk5j7ni01@4ax.com...
>> "Peter" <peterfoxghost@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>> >> Used to use skipfile, but in the 2003 version I don't see any obvious
>> >> way to exclude folders from the backup. Am I missing something?
>> >> Thanks!
>>
>> >It is not clear what do you mean by "exclude folders from the backup".
>> >Do you mean image creation or restore?
>> >For image creation you can still use
>> >-SKIP=filename [Skip this filename during image creation]
>>
>> Thanks Peter, that's what I meant. Is this available with NTFS, or
>> does it require FAT?
>>
>> If so, just want to make sure I understand - under Advanced Options >
>> Ghost Command Line, can I add:
>>
>> -SKIP=Skipfile.txt
>>
>> and list the folders I want to exclude in the Skipfile.txt file?
>>
>>
>