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Specify Document Level Backup Filters

Document Level backup includes backup filters that give you the flexibility to exclude specific mailboxes, folders, or attachments from your backup job. In addition, you can set default filters, useful if you consistently use the same filters and do not want to have to set them every time you run a Document Level backup job.

To specify document level backup filters

1. To select a backup filter, right-click Microsoft Exchange Server – Document Level and select Filter.

   The Backup Filter dialog opens.

2. On the Mailbox tab, in the Mailbox Exclude Criteria field, enter the name of the mailbox that you want to exclude or the criteria that you want the agent to use to exclude certain mailboxes, and then click Add.

   Note: For information about filtering criteria, see Filter Criteria.

3. On the Folder tab, in the Folder Exclude Criteria field, enter the name of the folder that you want to exclude or the criteria that you want the agent to use to exclude certain folders, and then click Add.

   Note: For information about filtering criteria, see Filter Criteria.

   If you want to exclude default folders, enable the Exclude the Default Folders selected below option and place a check mark next to the particular folder you want to exclude.

4. On the Attachment tab, in the Attachment Exclude Criteria field, enter the extension type of the attachments that you want to exclude, and then click Add. For example, if you want to exclude text file attachments, enter txt and click Add.

   If you want to exclude attachments that exceed a certain size limit, enable the Exclude attachments with size bigger than maximum size option and select the maximum size. When selecting the maximum size, allow a small margin of leeway since the size displayed by some email clients may slightly differ from the size read from the Exchange Server.

   Note: The settings on the Attachment tab do not apply to embedded messages.

More information:

Filter Criteria