JetBackup - What files are excluded from the daily backups?

In our commitment to provide efficient and reliable backup services, it's important to clarify certain types of files and directories that are automatically excluded from backups. This guide aims to explain these exclusions to help you understand our backup process better.

Why Exclude Certain Files?

Excluding specific file types and directories is necessary for several reasons:

1. Efficiency: Some files, like temporary or cache files, change frequently and do not hold critical data, making them inefficient to back up regularly.
2. Size Constraints: Large files such as multimedia content can consume significant storage space, impacting the backup process's efficiency and speed.
3. Security: Certain file types, like executable files, can pose security risks and are therefore excluded.

Excluded File Types and Directories

Below is a comprehensive list of the file types and directories that are excluded from our backups:

File Types

1. Compressed Files and Archives: *.zip, *.rar, *.tar.gz, *.gz, *.7z, *.tar, *.iso
2. Backup Files: *.bkup, *.jpa, *.sql, *.wpress, *.xen, *.aes, *.VOB, *.h264, *_backup, */backup-*.tar.gz, */backup*.gz, */backup*.zip
3. Multimedia Files: *.mp4, *.mp3, *.avi, *.mpeg, *.mkv, *.divx
4. Executable Files: *.exe
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