[support] How to tell Backup and Migrate Files which directory to back up?

[Marty Landman]

Sorry about that Mark, should've read your posting more carefully.
Marty

At 05:03 PM 11/8/2013, MBR wrote:
>The module named "Backup and Migrate" 
>(<https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate>https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate) 
>is for the database only.
>The module named "Backup and Migrate Files" 
>(<https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_files>https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_files) 
>is a different module.
>
>The description in Backup and Migrate Files' README.txt says:
>"This module extends the Backup and Migrate module adding the 
>ability to back up files from within that module."
>
>It would be particularly useful if it allowed the user to specify 
>which document_root/files subdirectory it should back up.  For most 
>Drupal installs, the directory that matters is 
>document_root/sites/default/files.  In multi-site installations, the 
>directory that matters is document_root/sites/<domain_name>/files.
>
>I'm really not sure under what circumstances document_root/files is 
>used.  But that's the only directory I can get Backup and Migrate 
>Files to back up.
>Mark Rosenthal
>
>
>On 11/8/2013 10:04 AM, Marty Landman wrote:
>>
>>Mark, please look at the docs again. Backup and Migrate is for the
>>database only afaik.
>>Marty
>>
>>At 02:35 PM 11/7/2013, MBR wrote:
>>>
>>>I just installed Backup and Migrate Files.  I then asked it to
>>>create a backup of the Files Directory.  The directory I wanted
>>>backed up was DOCUMENT_ROOT/sites/default/files, but instead it
>>>backed up DOCUMENT_ROOT/files.  I can't find any way to tell it to
>>>back up the directory where the uploaded files actually are.
>>>
>>>BTW, the version I installed was backup_migrate_files-6.x-1.x-dev.tar.gz
>>>Mark Rosenthal
>>><mailto:mbr at arlsoft.com>mbr at arlsoft.com
>>
>>