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other:win10_syncback [2020/04/20 14:07]
jypeter [Suggested filters when backing up your Home folder]
other:win10_syncback [2020/04/20 14:25]
jypeter [Suggested filters when backing up your Windows folder]
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 Default Windows folder: ''​C:​\Users\your_login''​ Default Windows folder: ''​C:​\Users\your_login''​
  
-  * Remove WSL+Linux from backup: ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Packages\Canonical*Ubuntu*\%%''​+  * Remove ​[[other:​win10wsl|WSL+Linux]] from backup: ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Packages\Canonical*Ubuntu*\%%''​ 
 +    * It's probably better to use [[other:​win10wsl#​restoring_a_wsl_backup|wsl export/​import]] for saving/​restoring a full WSL installation,​ or a //tar// file for saving only the Linux ''​home''​ directory 
 +    * Remember that WSL+Linux can access Windows directories using ''/​mnt/​some_drive/​some_directory''​. You can put your data files in ''​some_drive:​\some_directory''​ and use SyncBack to save the content!
   * Remove the backup of all the settings saved in AppData\Local\Packages:​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Packages\%%''​   * Remove the backup of all the settings saved in AppData\Local\Packages:​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Packages\%%''​
   * Try to remove all the cache files: ''​*cache*\''​\\ This should take care of cache folders like:   * Try to remove all the cache files: ''​*cache*\''​\\ This should take care of cache folders like:
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   * Remove misc. files: ''​%%*\ntuser*%%'', ​ ''​%%*\NTUSER*%%'',​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current*%%''​   * Remove misc. files: ''​%%*\ntuser*%%'', ​ ''​%%*\NTUSER*%%'',​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Current*%%''​
   * Remove misc. directories:​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Comms\%%'',​ ''​%%*\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\%%''​   * Remove misc. directories:​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Comms\%%'',​ ''​%%*\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\%%''​
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 +==== The side effect of filters ====
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other/win10_syncback.txt · Last modified: 2020/04/29 14:38 by jypeter