As time goes on it is only natural for a user to gain more personal data and files. Not all of this may need to be backed up into your FSS backup service. For instance, files that are already stored in another cloud service, such as iTunes, Google Drive, One Drive, or other services can be easily recovered and downloaded if there is a catastrophic failure. As an example iTunes keeps track of all the music you have downloaded and purchased from their store so you may not need to have a double backup of your iTunes music folder. Also, for some content that you are backing up, you may just not care about it anymore. For instance, that old college term paper from 15 years ago--you couldn't care less if you lost it.

How do I deselect a file from my backup set?

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    1. Double click on the For Safety Sake Home or For Safety Sake Business icon on your desktop or in your taskbar. If asked whether you'd like to allow the app to make changes, click 'Yes'.
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    2. From the FSS main menu, select the 'Backup Sets' tile.
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    3. If you have more than one backup set, select the one that you'd like to view
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    4. On the left-side menu, click 'Source'. This will allow you to check and uncheck the main folders of your backup set. You can turn on filters and add a filter to automatically exclude certain types of files from your backup.
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    5. If you click on 'I would like to choose the files to backup', you are able to check and uncheck specific files and folders to include in your backup.