DataSelect

DataSelect allows you to choose which individual files and folders from a source to include in a copy or image, which saves copying time and storage space. It also allows the migration of disks on which the total amount of data is too large. Backups and images can be narrowed down to specific files and folders.

Access DataSelect with the icon of the respective partition in the PartitionSelect or PartitionResize component.

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fig. 1: DataSelect

Files and folders on the partition can be viewed in the tree navigation on the left side. Expand folders with (+). Files and folders are listed by Element – Size spared (if deselected) – Size. To the right side, each element is represented with a graphical bar to show the size of its data.

Select and Deselect Files and Folders

Select or deselect folders or single files by clicking on their checkboxes. The size indicator in the top right corner will track the before and after size of the respective folder with each selection.

Elements with an active checkbox will be included in the copy/image in their entirety. In the graphical view, sizes of selected files are depicted in gray.

Elements with an inactive checkbox will not be included in the copy/image. The size that is spared by deselecting an element is shown in the Size spared column. In the graphical view, sizes of deselected files are depicted in white.

Folders with the checkbox contain both selected and deselected elements. The total size of this folder is listed in the Size column while the total size of the deselected files within this folder is listed under Size spared.

Note: When deselecting folders that contain hardlinks, all hardlinks must be deselected in the directory in order to exclude the respective element from the copying or imaging process. The size of the hardlinked element will however be subtracted from the total size once the first hardlink is removed.

After making your selections, confirm with OK , which will take you back to the PartitionSelect or PartitionResize component.

The partitions for which you made data selections now are now shown with a checkmark in the DataSelect column along with the size spared displayed as an option link (fig.2).

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fig. 2: Size spared by selecting/deselecting data

To discard the selections made for this partition, simply click on the . To reactivate your selection, click on . To reopen DataSelect and to change your selection, click on the size spared option link.

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fig. 3: Deactivated data selection