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other:win10_syncback [2020/04/29 08:14]
jypeter [The side effect of filters]
other:win10_syncback [2020/04/29 12:51]
jypeter [Suggested filters when backing up your Windows Home folder]
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 Default Windows Home folder: ''​C:​\Users\your_login''​ Default Windows Home folder: ''​C:​\Users\your_login''​
  
 +  * Try to remove all the obvious cache folders: ''​*\*cache*\''​\\ This should take care of cache folders like:
 +    * ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\*Cache\%%''​
   * Remove [[other:​win10wsl|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     * 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 folders using ''/​mnt/​some_drive/​some_directory''​.\\ You can put your data files in ''​some_drive:​\some_folder''​ and use SyncBack to save the content of this regular Windows folder!     * Remember that WSL+Linux can access Windows folders using ''/​mnt/​some_drive/​some_directory''​.\\ You can put your data files in ''​some_drive:​\some_folder''​ and use SyncBack to save the content of this regular Windows folder!
   * 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: 
-    * ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\*Cache\%%''​ 
   * Remove some Microsoft apps related directories:​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Microsoft*\%%''​   * Remove some Microsoft apps related directories:​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\Microsoft*\%%''​
   * Remove some apps directories that use too much space: ''​%%*\AppData\Local\WebEx\%%'',​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\GoToMeeting\%%''​   * Remove some apps directories that use too much space: ''​%%*\AppData\Local\WebEx\%%'',​ ''​%%*\AppData\Local\GoToMeeting\%%''​
other/win10_syncback.txt · Last modified: 2020/04/29 14:38 by jypeter