Feature Request - FileList

[Adkinson]

Hello Luis,

It would be great if the user could view/save list of files which will be operated BEFORE making backup itself.
Very useful for checking filters (espesially this great regexp option) on huge datasets

Also, such a filelist can be automatically saved near log or debug file or optionally emailed to user
or even placed near or inside archive, for fast file in archive search option


imho such a function can be attached to context menu like this -
* generate filelist for selected tasks
* run selected tasks
* force full backup for selected (which one is not exists in context menu, btw)

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Best wishes,
Adkinson

[cobian]

[Adkinson]

Just discovered requested function in new version, that pretty great!

but probably some help is needed - I can't get the "Simulate Backup" result either in the history or in the detailed log:

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[cobian]

I see to full empty backups in your list. Are not they simulated?

[Adkinson]

I see to full empty backups in your list. Are not they simulated?

exactly, sir, empty backup with "simulate full backup" action. and empty log.

at the same time I am got correct result with normal "full backup":

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with fine verbose log, which although is not pure filelist, but I`m can parsing no problem

[cobian]

A simulation IS an empty backup. Always.

[Adkinson]

A simulation IS an empty backup. Always.

I understand that,
I meant that the intended purpose of simulate is to check a list of files/folders to be archived in a real "Full Backup" action

[cobian]

In this case the purpose is to add a Full backup to the history in order to consolidate the differential/incremental logic.