This section describes the best practices for your backup client application.
Backing up system, system cache, redundant or non-essential files, such as Windows page file can cause unnecessarily high data change rates and excessive use of network bandwidth, affecting backup operations negatively.
Operating System |
Directory Path |
Windows |
C:\hiberfil.sys C:\Pagefile.sys C:\Program Files\* C:\RECYCLER C:\System Volume Information C:\Windows\* ${App_Data}\Avg7 ${App_Data}\Avg8 ${App_Data}\Kaspersky Lab ${App_Data}\McAfee ${App_Data}\McAfee.com ${App_Data}\Microsoft ${App_Data}\Sophos ${App_Data}\Symantec *\*.tmp *\Application Data\Macromedia\* *\Application Data\Mozilla\* *\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\* *\ntuser.dat |
Linux |
/dev /lost+found /proc /sys /tmp /var/empty /var/lock /var/run /var/spool /var/tmp |