Configure Folder filter
When configuring the capture scope for a connector, you can limit the backup scope to specific folders within the source workload. This filter helps in targeting only the relevant data for backup.
Folder filters work based on:
Exact match
Wildcard match
Regular expressions
- In the Folder Filters section, click Enable this feature.
- Click + Add Folder Filter.
- On the Folder Filter Properties page, do any of the following:
Actions:
To include folders:
To exclude folders:
Steps:
Select Include.
In the Pattern Type box, enter the item using wild card or regular expression type.
Click Add.
First, you need to include the folder from which you want to filter a specific folder.
Select Exclude.
In the Pattern Type box, enter the item using wild card or regular expression type.
Click Add.
Behaviors:
The connector backs up the included folders.
The connector excludes the folder from the backup.
To exclude a folder within an already included folder, ensure that you first include the parent folder and then exclude the specific subfolder.
The connector backs up only the folders included in the filter.
The connector excludes folders marked with the exclude filter.
Use and to prioritize filters in the list.
Use the option to delete any selected filter.
You can also use the following filters to refine the backup scope further:
to filter users based on Entra ID (Azure AD) extended attributes.
to filter by group membership.