Adding Backup Content Exclusions to an Laptop Plan

Certain files are included and excluded in backups, by default. You can exclude additional content from being backed up by the plan.

Note

Operating system	Backed up by default	Not backed up by default
Windows	Files in the Desktop folder Files in the Documents folder	Files in the AppData folder Files in the LocalAppData folder Disk images Executable Temporary files C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86) C:\Windows OneDrive
MacOS	Files in the Desktop folder Files in the Documents folder	Disk images Executable Temporary files /Library Files in the Library folder OneDrive
Linux	Files in the Desktop folder Files in the Documents folder	Disk images Executable files Temporary files

Procedure

From the navigation pane, go to Manage > Plans.

The Plans page appears.
In the Plan name column, click the plan.

The plan details page appears.
Under Backup content, click Edit .

The Backup content dialog box appears.
Define data you want to exclude from backup operations:
1. On the Windows, Mac, or Unix tab, next to Exclude these files/folders/patterns, click Add and select either Content or Custom Path.
  
  The Add exclusions dialog box appears.
2. If you selected Content, in the Add exclusion dialog box, browse for content to exclude.
3. If you selected Custom Path, type a path or pattern, for example, *.docx.
4. Click Save.
5. Repeat these steps until exclusions are added for each operating system that you want the plan to support.

For a list of supported file extensions for temporary files, see Supported File Extensions in Content Library.