Introducing Zoolz 2.0

You probably want to backup a folder from a client machine on your windows network. Sharing this folder is the only way to do it. But you don't want the rest of the crew to view its contents. Or maybe you want to upload your backups to a network folder on another machine on the server and you want to keep it unseen too. Then you need to hide this folder.
On a Microsoft Windows Network if you share a folder that has a dollar sign '$' at the end of its name, then it is considered to be hidden and other machines cannot see it. Unless you explicitly enter its name in the address bar or the command prompt.

Regular backup applications, however, will not allow you to choose hidden folders simply because the application cannot see these kinds of folders.
In GBM, you can add these folders easily via My Folders by adding using Manual file/folder selection option by the following steps:

1. Open GBM and in what to backup> select the My Folders Tab> Click on Show Manual Folder selection or Show Manual Folders/Files Path Selection

2. Click the Add button to Add the folder path

3. When the Add Folder/File dialog appears, type the hidden network folder name and Select “Include sub-folders” if you wish to backup sub folders within the directory.

   

4. Click ok and the folder path will appear in the Manual file/folder selection list

   

5. Repeat steps 2 – 4 if you wish to backup more than one network hidden folders

* You can also use scripting to backup these types of folders via GRunScript, for more information, please refer to the help documentation on scripting.  

APPLIES To:
GBM Pro and Server 7.0 and above