1069 - How to skip files and folders based on their reparse points

A third-party solution which uses reparse points could be in use, and the requirement is to skip this during the ESE backup.

To achieve this, the following setting will filter out files or folders during the scanning phase based on their reparse points:

win32.reparse.excludelist=0x00000099

Before this setting can be set, the reparse tag value must be determined. To do this:

1. Open a command line and change to the desired directory.

2. Run the following command, querying the reparse point (in this example, 'reparse.point'):

C:\Folder> fsutil reparsepoint query reparse.point

3. Information similar to the following will be returned:

Reparse Tag Value : 0x00000099 GUID : {8646330e-6892-4883-80a2-12d45396ee16 
Reparse Data Length: 0x0000005c

4. Next, stop the ESE Agent service and edit the a5backup.properties file. The default location is C:\Program Files\Redstor Backup Pro\Backup Client ESE\.

5. Add the following along with the reparse tag value (0x00000099) returned in Step 3:

win32.reparse.excludelist=0x00000099

6. Save the file and restart the service. Any files and folders with this tag will be filtered from the backup, and will not be visible in the Backup Selection view.