Genie Timeline gives a Windows-Explorer-like view to manually select any file/folder location for backup.

To select files/folders from My Computer tab:

Method 1:

  1. Open the Dashboard.
  2. Under Manage Backup, select Modify data selections.
  3. Click on My Computer tab.
  4. Browse to the folders/ files you want to backup ;and select them. Selecting the entire folder ;and its contents will have a blue check, partial folder selections will have a grey check.

Notes:

  • The My Computer tab is supported only when running under an Administrator user account.
  • To exclude specific file types, use Filter my selections.
  • To show hidden files in My Computer tab, enable Show hidden files in My Computer tab during data selection from Windows Explorer Enhancements preferences.
  • Selecting a folder ;and then excluding items under it means that newly added items will be automatically added to backup.
  • Selecting items under a folder first means that newly added items under this folder will not be added to backup.