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Comment #20

Comment 20 for bug 374274

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Rik Shaw (rik-shaw) wrote on 2013-05-08:

#20

I agree this is really essential. I think it can be relatively "clean" as suggested by the mockup in comment #4.

I would think, however, it would be important to set the "file types" PER specified include folder, and have it allow "include or exclude" file patterns (bear with me I don't think this has to be too complicated for even basic users!).

For example, if a user includes "Home" (as is default), then could click on that folder for "details" and it would THEN give you a pop-up with the options to have "include" or "exclude" filetypes (I would guess only one of the 2 would be used: either "include" filetypes -- ignore rest, or "exclude" filetypes -- include the rest. I think the "include" filetypes would be good so that a user could just select "office documents" (all LO and MS Office extensions), for example and not have to exclude all Video, Music, etc. types (for example). For beginning users this may be valuable so that when they aren't organized (some on desktop, some in Documents, etc) they still can get all "office documents" from entire home directory w/o all the cruft of other home things.

This way a user could do something like this:

include folders:
Home
-include filetypes pop-up set to only include "office documents": everything else ignored.
.thunderbird
-no filetype pop-up detail specified: so ALL of .thunderbird folder backed up.

For the UI, maybe there is an "edit" type option next to each include folder, that when clicked brings up the pop-up to specify filetype settings (include or exclude). If this is modified, then back on the main "include folder" tab the folder name could be italicized to indicate it has sub settings customized (or hover popup or whatever is standard UI for showing this).

The scenario I specifically have in mind is for 3rd world context where I am helping people backup to a USB thumb drive. It can't hold all the videos, music, pictures, etc., so I need to trim down what is backed up easily. But they also can have their "real documents" almost anywhere.

I agree this is really essential.  I think it can be relatively "clean" as suggested by the mockup in comment #4.

For example, if a user includes "Home" (as is default), then could click on that folder for "details" and it would THEN give you a pop-up with the options to have "include" or "exclude" filetypes (I would guess only one of the 2 would be used: either "include" filetypes -- ignore rest, or "exclude" filetypes -- include the rest.  I think the "include" filetypes would be good so that  a user could just select "office documents" (all LO and MS Office extensions), for example and not have to exclude all Video, Music, etc. types (for example).  For beginning  users this may be valuable so that when they aren't organized (some on desktop, some in Documents, etc) they still can get all "office documents" from entire home directory w/o all the cruft of other home things.

This way a user could do something like this:

include folders:
Home
    -include filetypes pop-up set to only include "office documents": everything else ignored.
.thunderbird
    -no filetype pop-up detail specified: so ALL of .thunderbird folder backed up.

For the UI, maybe there is an "edit" type option next to each include folder, that when clicked brings up the pop-up to specify filetype settings (include or exclude).  If this is modified, then back on the main "include folder" tab the folder name could be italicized to indicate it has sub settings customized (or hover popup or whatever is standard UI for showing this).

The scenario I specifically have in mind is for 3rd world context where I am helping people backup to a USB thumb drive.  It can't hold all the videos, music, pictures, etc., so I need to trim down what is backed up easily.  But they also can have their "real documents" almost anywhere.