Application settings for IBM Spectrum Protect™ for Workstations

Specify a list of applications to protect.

The Applications and Extensions lists applications and their associated file extensions. When an application is checked, all files with the associated extensions are protected. For example, when Adobe Acrobat is checked, all files with extension .xfd, .rmf, .pdx, .pdf, and .bpdx are protected. You can check and clear applications to suit your protection needs.

The list of applications has two views. Each view orders the applications in a different way.

View by Ranking

The applications that have the greatest quantity of files on your computer are presented at the start of the list. The applications that have the least quantity of files on your computer are presented at the end of the list.

View Alphabetically

The applications are presented in alphabetical order.

If you check a box, all file extensions associated with that application are added to the list of protected files.

If you clear a box, all files with that extension are removed from the list of protected files. Removing file extensions from the list of protected files does not mean adding those files to the list of files that are explicitly excluded from protection.

Click OK in any of the views to update the list of protected files. Click Cancel to leave the dialog without changing the list of protected files.

You can add files to be protected in the Application Settings dialog, but these applications are protected only if the files are not explicitly excluded. For more information, see Including and excluding files from protection.