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What files should be excluded from a complete Windows backup?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 202611360 views
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I'm starting to use CrashPlan to backup my Win 7 PC. I've got it writing to my external HD (for quick local restores) and to CrashPlan Central (for offsite storage). I'd like to backup my entire C:\ drive (the only partition) in a way that: Preserves all of my installed software and configuration, …

Error Output

.*/(?:42|\d{8,})/(?:cp|~).*
(?i).*/CrashPlan.*/(?:cache|log|conf|manifest|upgrade)/.*
.*\.part
.*/iPhoto Library/iPod Photo Cache/.*
.*\.cprestoretmp…

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CrashPlan isn't really meant for the type of full-system backup you're describing. It's meant for backing up your data. Even if you were to come up with some sort of master list of non-ephemeral Windows files and back everything up completely, you s…

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