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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\%%'' |