Setting Archive Options - McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008 User Manual

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Setting archive options

Before you start archiving your data, you must set some local
archive options. For example, you must set up the watch
locations and watch file types. Watch locations are the folders on
your computer that Data Backup monitors for new files or file
changes. Watch file types are the types of files (for example, .doc,
.xls, and so on) that Data Backup archives within the watch
locations. By default, Data Backup watches all file types stored in
your watch locations.
You can set up two types of watch locations: deep watch
locations and shallow watch locations. If you set up a deep watch
location, Data Backup archives the watch file types within that
folder and its subfolders. If you set up a shallow watch location,
Data Backup archives the watch file types within that folder only
(not its subfolders).You can also identify locations that you want
to exclude from the local archive. By default, the Windows
Desktop and My Documents locations are set up as deep watch
locations.
After you set up your watch file types and locations, you must set
up the archive location (that is, the CD, DVD, USB drive, external
hard drive, or network drive where archived data will be stored).
You can change the archive location at any time.
For security reasons or size issues, encryption or compression are
enabled by default for your archived files. The content of
encrypted files is transformed from text to code, obscuring the
information to make it unreadable by people who do not know
how to decrypt it. Compressed files are compressed into a form
that minimizes the space required to store or transmit it.
Although McAfee does not recommend doing so, you can disable
encryption or compression at any time.
Include a location in the archive
You can set two types of watch locations for archiving: deep and
shallow. If you set a deep watch location, Data Backup monitors
the contents of the folder and its subfolders for changes. If you set
a shallow watch location, Data Backup monitors the contents of
folder only (not its subfolders).
To include a location in the archive:
1
Click the Local Archive
2
In the left pane, click Settings.
3
In the Local Archive Settings dialog box, click
Locations.
4
Do one of the following:
To archive the contents of a folder, including the contents
of its subfolders, click
Locations.
tab.
Add Folder under Deep Watch
Watch