npbackup/excludes/windows_excludes

# Windows Fs exclude patterns for backup
# patterns are FileMatch compatible (restic)

# rev 2023011501

# Generic Microsoft excludes
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Temp
?:\Users\*\AppData\LocalLow
?:\Users\*\Documents and Settings\*\Cookies
?:\Users\*\Documents and Settings\*\Recent
?:\Users\*\Documents and Settings\*\Local Settings\Temp
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Temp
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\History
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Application Data
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Terminel Server Client\Cache
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Temp
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Themes\CachedFiles
?:\Users\*\AppData\Internet Explorer
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\Microsoft\*\InetCookies
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\Microsoft Office\*\OfficeFileCache
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\Microsoft Office\*\WebServiceCache
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\Microsoft Office\*\Lync\Tracing
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\Microsoft Office\*\Recent
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\*OfficeFileCache
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\Recent
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\RoamCache
?:\Users\*\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\GroupPolicy
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\AppV
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Messenger
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\UEV
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live
?:\Users\*?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Contacts
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Application Shortcuts
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Notifications
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat.LOG*
?:\Users\*\ntuser.dat.LOG*
?:\Users\*\**\Temporary Internet Files
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\*


# Temp folder for files that are ready to be burned on DVD
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\CD Burning

# Generic application cache & temp folders (excludes all aaaCacheaaa or bbbTempbbb dirs)
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\*\*Cache*
?:\Users\*\AppData\LocalLow\*\*Cache*
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*\*Cache*
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\*\*Temp*
?:\Users\*\AppData\LocalLow\*\*Temp*
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\*\*Temp*

# Various Win 10 caches
**\OfficeFileCache
**\SmartLookupCache
**\BackstageInAppNavCache
**\MruServiceCache

# Error reports
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microosft\Windows\WER
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\CrashDumps
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Diagnostics

# Windows 10 Edge
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\*Cache
?:\Users\*\MicrosoftEdgeBackups
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\MicrosoftEdge\SharedCacheContainers
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\DawnCache

# Windows 10 Store Application cache and state
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\*\AC
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\*\TempState
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\*\LocalState
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\*\LocalCache
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\*\RoamingState
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\*\AppData\User\Default\CacheStorage
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Packages\*\AppData\CacheStorage
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Package Cache

# Windows 10 Windows application reparse points
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps

# Windows 10 various stuff
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Notifications
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

# Windows downloads
?:\Users\*\Downloads

# Windows update cache
?:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download

# Windows offline files
?:\Windows\CSC

# Generic Windows folders
?:\Windows\Temp
?:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files
?:\RECYCLER
?:\$$recycle.bin
?:\System Volume Information

# VSS mountpoints
\\$?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy*

# swap file (Windows XP, 7, 8)
?:\pagefile.sys

# swap file (Windows 8)
?:\swapfile.sys

# hibernation file
?:\hiberfil.sys

# Windows Upgrade temp download folder
?:\$$WINDOWS.~BT

# Windows 10 Upgrade previous install
?:\Windows.old

# Windows performance logs
?:\PerfLogs

# Windows filesystem directories
?:\$$mft
?:\$$logfile
?:\$$volume
?:\$$bitmap
?:\$$extend
?:\$$reparse

# Onedrive AppData
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive

# Unnecessary folder exclusions
?:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies
?:\Users\*\NetHood
?:\Users\*\PrintHood
?:\Users\*\Cookies
?:\Users\*\Recent
?:\Users\*\SentTo
?:\Users\*\LocalService
?:\Users\*\NetworkService
?:\Users\*\AppData\LocalLow
?:\Users\*\Tracing

# Generic system file exlusions
**\MSOCache
**\MSOCache.*
**\Config.Msi

#### Applications

# Office telemetry data
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\OTeleData*


# Blink based navigators (can be in AppData\Local or AppData\Roaming)
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Local Storage
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Session Storage
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Crash Reports
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\sessionstore\.bak
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\DawnCache

# Chrome 66+
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Chrome\User Data\**\LOG
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Chrome\User Data\**\File System
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Chrome\User Data\**\SwReporter
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Chrome\User Data\**\PepperFlash

# Opera 41+
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Opera\Opera\profile\cache4
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\**\Sessions
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\**\LOG

# Vivaldi 1.x+
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Vivaldi\User Data\Application
?:\Users\*\AppData\**\Vivaldi\User Data\LOG


# Thunderbird
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Thunderbird\Mozilla Thunderbird\updates
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Thunderbird\Profiles\*\crashes



# Github Desktop
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop

# Google Apps Sync
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Google\Google Apps Sync\Tracing

# Adobe Acrobat DC
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Adobe\AcroCef\DC\Acrobat\Cache

# Apple Logs
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Apple Computer\Logs
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\Logs

# Apple iPhone backups :(
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup

# iTunes downloaded album artwork
?:\Users\*\Music\iTunes\Album Artwork\Download

# Java
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Sun
?:\Users\*\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\log
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Sun\Java\Deployment\log

# Cisco Webex
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\webEx\wbxcache

# Ignite Realtime Spark client logs
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Spark\logs

# TeamViewer \ SimpleHelp quick support
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\Teamviewer
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\JWrapper-Remote Support
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\JWrapper-SimpleHelp Technician


# Zoom remote tool
?:\Users\*\AppData\*\Zoom


# Dropbox, OneDrive, SkyDrive data directories (not excluded by default because of cryptolockers attacks)
#?:\Users\*\SkyDrive*
#?:\Users\*\Dropbox
#?:\Users\*\OneDrive

# Dropbox config directory
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\Dropbox

# Owncloud \ nextcloud logs
?:\Users\AppData\Local\owncloud
?:\Users\AppData\Local\Nextcloud
?:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Nextcloud\logs

# AMD cache files
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\AMD\*Cache

# DirectX Cache
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\D3DSCache

# Restic caches
?:\Users\*\AppData\Local\restic

# VSCode history + logs
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\History
?:\Users\*\AppData\Roaming\Code\logs