Source — Folder (Local / LAN)

Local or LAN Folder

Folder path

The full path to the local or LAN folder. The path can be typed manually or selected using the Browse button.

Connect via account

Required when the LAN folder is accessible only with credentials. Select an account from the drop-down list, or press Configure to open the LAN Accounts manager.

• — (dash) — AnyFileBackup accesses the folder directly, without a username or password.
• Account name — AnyFileBackup uses the selected pre-configured account (remote computer address, username, and password).

Press Validate to test the connection in real time.

Subfolders

Process subfolders

When checked (default), all subfolders within Source — and their contents — are included in the task. When unchecked, all subfolders and their contents are completely ignored.

Included subfolders

A list of subfolders to include within the task scope. Subfolder paths are relative to the Source root.

Example: if Source is N:\Working_Folder\ and you want to include N:\Working_Folder\Documents\ and N:\Working_Folder\Misc\, enter: Documents;Misc. Spaces in paths do not require quotes.

Excluded subfolders

A list of subfolders to exclude from the task scope — the inverse of Included subfolders. Paths are relative to the Source root. For example, to exclude N:\Working_Folder\Documents\PDF\ when Source is N:\Working_Folder\, enter: Documents\PDF.

Skip empty folders

When enabled, a subfolder is not transferred to Target if it contains no files matching the task's file filter settings. A folder may be considered empty by one task but not by another, depending on each task's filters.

File Filters

Defines which files are within the task scope. The Primary filter runs first; optional filters apply afterwards.

Primary filter

Distinguishes files by their status relative to the previous Source snapshot:

• No filtering — all files are in scope, regardless of origin.
• Incremental — files that are new or changed since the last snapshot.
• Decremental — files that have been deleted from Source since the last snapshot.
• Mirroring — files that are new, changed, or deleted since the last snapshot.

New: appeared in Source after the last snapshot (a renamed file is also treated as new). Deleted: disappeared from Source after the last snapshot (a renamed file is also treated as deleted). Changed: timestamp or size has changed.

Optional filters

Filter files by filename mask (wildcards and regex supported) and optionally by date, size, and attributes:

• Include the listed files only — only files matching the masks are in scope; all others are excluded.
• Exclude the listed files — files matching the masks are excluded; all others remain in scope.
• Further filter by date, size, and attributes — additionally filter included or excluded files by date, size, and attributes. Press Configure to open the configuration screen where the parameters are set. A file must satisfy all configured parameters to be captured. Available options: date (older than / not older than, measured in minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years); size (less than / equal to / greater than, in bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes); attributes (Archive, Read only, Hidden, System).

File Options

Copy file attributes

When enabled, the Target file receives the same file attributes as its Source counterpart. Supported attributes: Hidden, Read only, System.

FTP Targets do not inherit these attributes.