Corruption of particular set of files types primarily occurs due to registry corruption and virus attacks. The chances of corruption for other files saved in the hard drive increase with corruption of particular set of file types. In such situations, the best way to protect your hard drive is by creating an immediate data backup. However, selecting all the remaining files can be a tedious task. Fortunately, the data recovery experts at Stellar Data Recovery Inc. have developed an application that can create a backup of all the files excluding the corrupted files.

Stellar InstaBackup Gold 2.0 is a powerful and easy to use application that is embedded with an option to create backup of selective files and folders from the hard drive. The read only application automatically selects the files and stores them in the backup image file. Built with highly graphical user-interface, the software is designed for Windows Vista and XP. Below are the steps that you will need to follow to create a backup image file that excludes only selective file types:

1. On the Welcome screen of the software, click on Backup option.

2. A "Welcome to Create Backup Wizard" dialog box with two options - My Computer and My Data - appears on your screen, which enables you to take an image of one or more volumes. Click Next after selecting My Data option.

3. On the left pane of the dialog box, select the files and folders that want to backup. Click Next after selecting the data.

4. Click on the check box to exclude a particular set of files from the backup image file. Click Next after selecting the files types.

5. Select the destination where you want to save backup image file. You can also type the path directly in the "Destination Path" text box. Click Next after selecting the destination path.

6. Provide a valid backup image file name in File Name text box. Also, provide a valid task name in Task Name text box.