Eric, As was pointed out earlier, EXCLUDE.DIR overrides all INCLUDEs.
This subject comes up every once in a while. See http://msgs.adsm.org/cgi-bin/get/adsm0108/451.html for one possible suggestion. Another idea would be to initiate a backup only for e:\inetpub. For example: dsmc incremental e:\inetpub\ -subdir=yes Regards, Andy Andy Raibeck IBM Software Group Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Internal Notes e-mail: Andrew Raibeck/Tucson/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked. The command line is your friend. "Good enough" is the enemy of excellence. "Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/31/2003 06:15 Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Include/exclude not working Hi *SM-ers! I must be doing something wrong. My PC (WinNT, 5.1.6 client) has a network drive E:. I want everything but E:\Inetpub (and all underlying files and directories) on E: excluded from the backup. My dsm.opt contains the following lines: INCLUDE "E:\Inetpub\...\*" EXCLUDE.DIR "E:\...\*" Exclude "E:\*" However, the GUI shows all files and directories excluded and the backup backs up nothing. I'm lost... Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. **********************************************************************