Directory selection options for data recovery
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This option is to optionally select the directories to restore, or skip.  Any number of directories may be entered, and wild codes used to help define the directories.  It can be very flexible, and it is not necessary to define the complete directory path, or file names.  The use of ‘\’ and ‘*’ are as follows, best described by examples.  All strings are case insensitive, but directories are shown in capitals just for ease of display


To copy or skip all files from a root directory  ROOTDIR

\ROOTDIR


To copy or skip all files beneath a directory WORKINGDIR

WORKINGDIR       nb, it does not start with a ‘\’


To copy or skip files beneath directories containing the string  CAT

*CAT*


To copy or skip all files beneath directories starting with DOG

DOG*


A directory name can be series of subdirectories, such as

\ROOT\SECOND_DIR\WILD*