Syntax

Plain Text

In plain text mode, all input is treated literally — wildcards and regular expression characters have no special meaning and are matched as typed.

Multiple values can be separated by semicolons (;). For example, when listing several subfolder paths, enter each path separated by a semicolon with no spaces around it.

Wildcards

A wildcard is a placeholder character that matches a range of permitted characters in a filename or path.

Asterisk *

Matches any number of characters (including zero).
Example: document*.docx matches document1.docx, document10.docx, and document100.docx.

Question mark ?

Matches exactly one character.
Example: document?.docx matches document1.docx only; document10.docx and document100.docx are not matched.

Regular Expressions

Regular expressions (RegEx) are sequences of characters that define a match pattern. They offer the most flexible and precise matching in AnyFileBackup.

Dot .

Matches any single character (numeral, letter, or special symbol).
Example: document..pdf matches document1.pdf only (one character between the name and the extension).

Dot and asterisk .*

Matches any sequence of characters (zero or more).
Example: doc.*\.pdf matches document1.pdf, document10.pdf, and document100.pdf — any filename starting with doc with a .pdf extension.

Case-insensitive flag (?i)

When placed at the start of the expression, makes the entire pattern case-insensitive.
Example: (?i).*\.pdf matches Document.pdf, document1.pDf, doc.PDF, and docum12.PDf.