*
Any number of any characters. For example:
Accounting*
- For search operations, the above wildcard pattern returns search results for any messages or items that match the pattern "Accounting" followed by any number of any characters, found in any of the following fields (where applicable): Subject, From, To, Cc, Bcc, Content, or Attachment; (e.g., Accounting Meeting Minutes, Accounting Manager, Accounting Records, etc.).
- For filtering operations, the above wildcard pattern filters any mailbox folder name that begins with "Accounting" followed by any number of any characters (e.g., Accounting Mailbox, Accounting Folder, etc.). For more filtering examples using this wildcard character, see the note at the bottom of this page.
- For auto-discovery operations, the above wildcard pattern auto-discovers any mailbox display name that begins with "Accounting" followed by any number of any characters (e.g., Accounting Mailbox, Accounting Manager, etc.).
?
Any one character. For example:
user_group?
- For search operations, the above wildcard pattern returns search results for any messages or items that match the pattern beginning with "user_group" followed by any one character, found in any of the following fields (where applicable): Subject, From, To, Cc, Bcc, Content, or Attachment; (e.g., user_groupA, user_group1, etc.).
- For filtering operations, the above wildcard pattern filters any mailbox folder name that begins with "user_group" followed by any one character (e.g., user_groupA, user_group1, etc.).
- For auto-discovery operations, the above wildcard pattern auto-discovers any mailbox display name that begins with "user_group" followed by any one character (e.g., user_groupA, user_group1, etc.).
[ ]
Any range of characters. For example:
[JT]im
- For filtering operations, the above wildcard pattern excludes from data protection operations any mailbox folder name that begins with "J" or "T" and ends with "im" (e.g., Jim, Tim).
- For auto-discovery operations, the above wildcard pattern auto-discovers any mailbox display name that begins with "J" or "T" and ends with "im" (e.g., Jim, Tim).
[a-k]Lee
- For filtering operations, the above wildcard pattern excludes from data protection operations any mailbox folder name that begins with any character in the range of "a" through "k" inclusive and that ends with "Lee" (e.g., aLee, bLee, etc.).
- For auto-discovery operations, the above wildcard pattern auto-discovers any mailbox display name that begins with any character in the range of "a" through "k" inclusive and that ends with "Lee" (e.g., aLee, bLee, etc.).
This wildcard cannot be used for search operations.
[! ]
The negation of a range of characters. For example:
[!ei]nsure
- For filtering operations, the above wildcard pattern excludes from data protection operations any mailbox folder name that ends with "nsure" but does not begin with "e" or "i" (e.g., unsure).
- For auto-discovery operations, the above wildcard pattern auto-discovers any mailbox display name that ends with "nsure" but does not begin with "e" or "i" (e.g., unsure).
[!a-k]Lee
- For filtering operations, the above wildcard pattern excludes from data protection operations any mailbox folder name that does not begin with "a" through "k" and that ends with "Lee" (e.g., xLee, yLee, etc.).
- For auto-discovery operations, the above wildcard pattern auto-discovers any mailbox display name that does not begin with "a" through "k" and that ends with "Lee" (e.g., xLee, yLee, etc.).
This wildcard cannot be used for search operations.
[A-K]*
Keep in mind that the path entered for the subclient filter is based on what level is being filtered out. The examples provided below illustrate this point:
- To filter out a root folder called "Sent Items",
specify the name of
the folder and the asterisk "*" wildcard with no delimiters, as
shown in the following example:
Sent*
- To filter out a subfolder called "test", specify the full path
including the leader "\", as shown in the following example:
Sent Items\test*
- To filter out any path that ends in a folder name, use the full
path including the leader "\" and the asterisk "*" wildcard for the
first level, as shown in the following example:
*\test*
- To filter all directories that begin with a particular word on all drives (e.g. My_Filter), use the global filter:
*:\**\My_Filter*\**
- If you know the drive letter to filter, use the subclient filter as follows:
C:\**\My_Filter*\**
- To filter every directory named "temp" on all drives, use the global filter:
*:\**\temp\**
- Or use the subclient filter:
C:\**\temp\**
- To filter every "recycler" directory on all drives, use the global filter:
*:\**\RECYCLER\**
- Or use the subclient filter:
C:\**\RECYCLER\**
Do not use "temp*" when all you want to filter is temp, as it will get "template" and other directories with word "temp".