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Originally Posted by chyron8472
...Not that this is the Carbonite Support forum, but how do I change what files it will backup by default? I hate getting a warning message every time I tell it to backup somthing it wouldn't by default.
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As far as I know, you can't tell it to change which files it will backup by default. Many of them you can manually tell Carbonite to back up (right click the file, click Carbonite on the menu that drops down, and tell it to back up the file). The only files that I have that Carbonite won't back up by default that I want backed up are program installation files I've downloaded (I hang on to them in case I have to reinstall a program) and data files located within program folders. Once I manually tell Carbonite to back up those files, Carbonite will back them up and continue to back them up whenever they change. The files that trigger the warning are files that have to be installed, such as programs. A backup of those will not do you any good anyway since they have to be installed and merely copying them back usually will not work. Those are best backed up locally as part of an image of the HDD or a clone of the HDD. Image of HDDs are better for restoration since you don't have to manually replace the HDD like you would with a clone. Some imaging programs will allow you to recover indivdual files. Of course, you can recover individual files from Carbonite.
No back up by itself is a complete solution for backups. Even if Carbonite imaged or cloned your computer, there is always the chance the company could go belly up (not likely, though). Local backups can fail, be stolen, or destroyed in a disater. The minimum would be an offsite backup and a local one. Most offsite backups (such an external HDD in a safe deposit box) have the disadvantage that there is time between between backups. Also, one has to remember to do the backups. Carbonite eliminates the space between backups and, since it does it for you, the danger of forgetting to make the back up. Carbonite is best for individual file recovery although your data will be safe if a disaster does occur. A new HDD can be built in a new computer should that happen.