Which Files Are Included and Excluded in Backups, By Default, by Laptop Plans

Certain files are included and excluded in backups, by default.

Files That Are Included and Excluded

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
MacOS	Files in the Desktop folder Files in the Documents folder	Disk images Executable Temporary files /Library Files in the Library folder
Linux	Files in the Desktop folder Files in the Documents folder	Disk images Executable files Temporary files

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