File System Discovery Task Wizard - File Filtering
Use the File Filtering page of the file system discovery task wizard to use file type, file age, file size, or a combination of properties to determine which files are scanned.
Steps
- To filter based on file type or file name, mark Filter by Type, then list the types of files to be scanned, separated by semicolons.
- Optionally use the “*” or “?” wildcards. For example, “*.doc; *.xls; *.ppt; *.pdf”, or “*temp*.*”
- To scan all files, set Include file types to *.
- Click File Types to select the file types to include by extension. Add or edit file types, as needed.
- Use the Except field to list the file types to exclude from the scan, separated by semicolons. Wildcards are permitted here as well.
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To filter based on file modification date, mark Filter by Age, then use the radio buttons to select a time period:
- Select Within to search only for files modified within a certain period, then indicate the period (in months) using the spinner.
- Select More than to search only for files modified more than a certain number of months ago, then specify the number using the spinner.
- Select From...To to search for files modified between 2 dates, then specify the dates.
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To filter based on file size, mark Filter by Size, then select one or both of the following options:
- Mark Scan only files larger than, then select a file size from the spinner.
- Mark Scan only files smaller than, then select a file size from the spinner.
- Click Next, then continue with Emailing discovery task status reports.