Selective backup

Use a selective backup when you want to back up specific files or directories regardless of whether a current copy of those files exists on the server.

Incremental backups are generally part of an automated system to back up entire file systems. In contrast, selective backups allow you to manually select a set of files to back up regardless of whether they have changed since your last incremental backup.

Unlike incremental backups, a selective backup provides the following:

• Does not cause the server to update the date and time of the last incremental.
• Backs up directory and file entries even if their size, modification timestamp, or permissions have not changed.
• Does not expire deleted files.
• Does not rebind backup versions to a new management class if you change the management class.