Creating data exclusions is not required, but it can help increase replication job times by limiting the replication only to critical and relevant data.
Additionally, this will help free up space for only the replicated data that will need to be recovered in the event of emergency.
To exclude files from a replication job, navigate to the Device Details page of the target device in the Web Application, and click the Exclusions link.
Axcient recommends excluding the following files. Place those exclusions if they are deemed as unnecessary. This may be accomplished by editing the backup job, navigating to “advanced options” and excluding those specific files.
- Windows/Temp
- Windows/System32/LogFiles/WMI/RtBackup
- ProgramData/Microsoft/Crypto/RSA/MachineKeys
- .bak files (redundant backups)
- Virus definitions
- Encrypted data
Press the Save Exclusions button once all required exclusion configurations have been made.
To exclude drives:
- To exclude an entire drive, enter the drive letter in the following format in the Exclusions section:
<Drive Letter>:/Example: E:/ - To include a drive, no additional step is necessary. All drives are included in the replication job as long as no Exclusion rule is set in the Exclusion section.
To exclude folders:
- To exclude a folder from a drive that is being backed up, enter the drive letter and target folder in the following format in the Exclusions section:
<Drive Letter>:/<Folder Name>Example: C:/Documents
- To include a folder from an excluded drive, enter the drive letter along and target folder in the following format in the Inclusions Section:
<Drive Letter>:/<Folder Name>Example: E:/Music
To exclude Files:
- To only exclude a specific file from a drive and folder being backed up, enter the drive letter, along with the target folder and the specific file in the following format in the Exclusions section:
<Drive Letter>:/<Folder Name>/<File Name>Example: C:/Desktop/Old_Image.png - To include a specific file from an excluded folder, enter the drive letter along with the target folder, and the specific file in the following format in the Inclusions section:
<Drive Letter>:/<Folder Name>/<File Name>Example: C:/Documents/Test_File.docx