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excluding_files_and_directories_from_the_backup [2009/05/07 04:27]
henri
excluding_files_and_directories_from_the_backup [2011/08/24 11:19]
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 LBackup supports the exclusion of files and and directories though regular expressions added to the file in the backup set configuration directory called //​excludes.txt//​. LBackup supports the exclusion of files and and directories though regular expressions added to the file in the backup set configuration directory called //​excludes.txt//​.
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 +===== Helpful Links =====
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 +  * [[/​developer/​advanced_excludes_file_examples|Advanced use of the excludes file]]
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 +===== Mac OS X Specific Information =====
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-====== Exclude Everything From a Standard Mac OS X Install ​======+===== Exclude Everything From a Standard Mac OS X Install =====
  
-If you are backing up a the root directory of a standard Mac OS X install, and would like to exclude every component of a standard install then [[http://​connect.homeunix.com/​lbackup/​full_system_backup#​mac_os_10.5.2_example_full_system_excludes_file|check out this excludes example]]. Keep in mind that to actually backup something useful for example the ///Users// directory then you will want to remove such entries from [[http://​connect.homeunix.com/​lbackup/​full_system_backup#​mac_os_10.5.2_example_full_system_excludes_file|this example excludes list]]. 
  
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-====== Exclude The Mac OS X Trash ======+===== Exclude The Mac OS X Trash =====
  
 <​file>​ <​file>​
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-====== Exclude The Mac OS X Volume Settings ​======+===== Exclude The Mac OS X Volume Settings =====
  
 <​file>​ <​file>​
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-====== Exclude The Mac OS X Adaptive Hot File Clustering Information ​======+===== Exclude The Mac OS X Adaptive Hot File Clustering Information =====
  
 <​file>​ <​file>​
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-====== Exclude The Mac OS X Kernel Extension File ======+===== Exclude The Mac OS X Kernel Extension File =====
 <​file>​ <​file>​
 - Library/​Extensions.kextcache - Library/​Extensions.kextcache
 </​file>​ </​file>​
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-====== Exclude The Mac OS X Spotlight Directories ​======+===== Exclude The Mac OS X Spotlight Directories =====
 <​file>​ <​file>​
 - .Spotlight-V100/​ - .Spotlight-V100/​
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-====== Exclude Mac Desktop Database Files ======+===== Exclude Mac Desktop Database Files =====
 <​file>​ <​file>​
 - Desktop DB - Desktop DB
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