Add or exclude files and folders in your backup sets

Norton lets you back up different file types, like picture, music, or video files, to your backup sets. You can specify files or folders that contain file types normally included in your backup sets and exclude them from backups.

You can also add or remove file extensions that are normally part of the default file types. For more information, see View or change the default file types or file extensions that Norton includes in backups

Add or exclude files and folders in backup set

Norton 360 (version 24.x and later)

Open your Norton device security product.
On the left pane, click Security.
In the Security dashboard, in the Cloud Backup tile, Open.
In the Cloud Backup window, select your backup location.

Your options are:
- Cloud Backup
- Local backups
Click Manage/Manage Files next to the backup set you want to update.
In the window that appears, under Files tab, click Add.

If prompted to authenticate, sign in with your Norton account credentials.
Navigate and select the file or folder you want to include in the backup.

Wait for the backup task to complete. This may take some time, depending on the size of the file or folder.

Norton 360 (version 22.x and earlier)

Open your Norton device security product.
In the My Norton dashboard, next to Cloud Backup, click the drop-down arrow and select Manage Backup Sets.
In the Backup Settings window, in the Backup Set drop-down list, select the backup set that you want to configure.
On the What tab, click Add or exclude files or folders.
In the window that appears, do the following and click OK:
- To add a file to the backup set, click Include File and navigate to the file you want to add.
- To add a folder to the backup set, click Include Folder and navigate to the folder you want to add.
- To remove a file from the backup set, click Exclude File and navigate to the file you want to remove.
- To remove a folder from the backup set, click Exclude Folder and navigate to the folder you want to remove.
In the Backup Settings window, click Save Settings.

You can also right-click a file or folder and select Norton 360 > Add to Backup/Exclude from Backup from the shortcut menu.

The Add to Backup and Exclude from Backup options appear in the shortcut menu only after you configure your backup and when the Backup Settings and the Restore Files windows are closed.

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