~/.cache is secretly excluded by default. And my general answer for these sorts of things is that apps should be putting their cache files in ~/.cache as the XDG spec suggests.
This is a problem for all similar backup apps as well as any other app that cares about what a cache file is. So I'd rather not patch it just in deja-dup. I've added some popular folders that are unlikely to get fixed soon (like the flash plugin's cache folder), but I don't want to play whack-a-mole. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to deja-dup in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1018154 Title: deja-dup backs-up a lot of rubbish Status in “deja-dup” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: When running deja-dup the app tries to exclude some rubbish (such as caches and temp files) but there is a lot more that could be excluded. The Google Earth cache alone could bankrupt an Ubuntu One user. I've included a screenshot of the exclusions I have added quickly. I'm sure this could be improved a great deal. As this is likely to be updated quite regularly maybe it would be worth adding the exclusions to a separate package? If implemented, there should be an option to include files on the exclude list (i.e. to override) if people really want to. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: deja-dup 22.0-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx wl ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jun 26 22:47:28 2012 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: deja-dup UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-26 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/deja-dup/+bug/1018154/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
