Thanks, I'll give the link a read. I was more asking about the syntax than the contents.... It doesn't matter what's in there, if the syntax isn't correct!
--- - Nick Bright Network Administrator Valnet, LLC Tel 888-332-1616 x 315 Fax 620-332-1201 Juergen Harms wrote: > Have a look at > http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net/Common_backup_excludes > > I find the linux excludes somewhat spartiate - different utilities place > backkup and temporary files at well hidden places. I just started > getting things together, my intial setup for my home directory > illustrates that there may be need for additional items to add to the > examples quoted above - the kde Trash file is a good example. And I have > not yet started hunting for temporary files produced by various Unix > utilities. > > $Conf{BackupFilesExclude} = { > harms => [ > '/tmp', > '/.local/share/Trash', > '*~', '#*#' > ] > }; > > > For windows, I do not know enough to point out useless stuff. My initial > exclude files are simply dictated by what I find in the error log - > files that backuppc could not access, because Skype, Thunderbird etc. > are using them - I like to have 0 errors unless backup really requires > attention. Starting from the example in the URL quoted above and adding > files I found in the error log, I added quite some Skype files, and had > to deal with the fact the different Mozilla version place the same kind > of file at /Application Data and at /Local Settings/Application Data - I > simple added pairs of items to catch both. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > BackupPC-users mailing list > [email protected] > List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users > Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net > Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
