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Hi BigMck,
I must admit I am still trying to understand the file structure with Windows 7. Having had a few days to look over it I realise there is something going on that may be connected with this and I would like to learn more about it. I am trying my hardest to plough through the book "Windows 7 - Inside Out", I suppose the answer must be in there somewhere, it's just getting to understand the lingo!
Is this problem I have got, all because the Seagate back-up s/w package is backing up both the Library files, (i.e. Documents, Public Documents, Music, Public Music, Pictures, Public Pictures and Videos, Public Videos) and the files in under my name as the user, (i.e. listed as Contacts, Desktop, Downloads etc. and My Documents, My Music, My Pictures and My Videos, blah, blah, blah)?
Am I confusing the situation by carrying out a complete housework overhaul in between scheduled back-ups? Or should I discard the original back-up and start a new back-up after such an exhausting exercise?
Also, do you know and can you tell me in simple terms how in Sam Hill does the system decide and select what goes in the My Documents and what goes in Public Documents?
If I can get my head around this I might start beginning to understand the problems I am facing with the Seagate back-up.
I have disabled the Seagate back-up for the time being. What I have done is run a seperate back-up using FBackup 4.4. Although it seems a bit more complicated during the wizard setup, it at least prevents you from picking certain folders for backup because it is repeating, (at least that's what it saying).
I have run the integral backup facility included with Windows 7, which is OK if you don't want to subsequently restore just one or two specific files. I can't see how you could do it but I haven't gone that deeply into it, (yet!).
Answers on a postcard please!