Default filters skip unnecessary data from backups.
Windows operating system uses the following registry key to add the list of files that must not be backed up.
SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\BackupRestore\\FilesNotToBackup
The following is a list of default filters for Windows:
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Component |
What is Filtered? |
|---|---|
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Microsoft Windows API based components |
%SYSTEMDRIVE%\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application Data\\Microsoft\\crypto\\RSA\\MachineKeys |
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Certificate Server Files |
Files received by CSV writer HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DHCPServer\Parameters\system32\DHCP SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Eventlog" System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\ContentIndex\\Catalogs Services\\DHCPServer\\Parameters %SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\Microsoft\\protect SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Gdev\\Parameters |
|
IIS Files |
%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\inetsrv\\metabase.bin %SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\inetsrv\\metabase.xml %SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\inetsrv\\mbschema.xml |
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File System Elements |
%SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\LServer NTFileReplication Service paths Windows performance counter files Registry Hives System protected files returned by system writer %windir%\\tasks %windir%\\system32\\tasks Windows Internal Database files provided by its writer %SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\CatRoot %SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\CatRoot2 Windows Dedupe config files %SYSTEMROOT%\\System32\\wbem\\Repository WINS Log Files path |
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Commvault filters |
sMagneticMountPath sMovedMagneticMountPath sPnPDrivePath SIDB folders \\\\*\\*\\**\\~snapshot\\*** \\\\*\\*\\**\\.snapshot\\*** \\\\*\\*\\**\\~SNAPSHT\\*** *:\\System Volume Information\\CommVault\\Data Classification\\*** Log Files folder dGALAXYHOME JobResults directory (subclient files will be backed up for servers) CVProvider Folder in AppData AzureMountPoint MediaAgent\\SnapVolumeMounts Base/certificates dJOBCONTROLDIR Index cache SIDB path CLDB path |