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Documentation is in the OBS Admin Guide.

User Groups:

• Have backup user accounts as members
• Have their own set of policy groups

http://www.avg.com/ww-en/faq.num-4512

http://help.zmanda.com/display/ZCBv44/Default+Exclusions+from+File+System+Backups

http://forum.ahsay.com/viewtopic.php?t=3529

http://forum.ahsay.com/viewtopic.php?t=7159

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309422

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\*
C:\Windows\Minidump\*
C:\Windows\memory.dmp
\hiberfil.sys
C:\Windows\system32\MSDtc\MSDTC.LOG
C:\Windows\system32\MSDtc\trace\dtctrace.log
C:\Windows\softwaredistribution\*.*
C:\Windows\netlogon.chg
\System Volume Information\MountPointManagerRemoteDatabase
\Pagefile.sys
C:\Users\AMANDA~1\AppData\Local\Temp\*
C:\Windows\system32\LogFiles\WMI\RtBackup\*.*
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\RAC\*
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\RAC\StateData\*
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\RAC\Outbound\*
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\RAC\PublishedData\*
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\RAC\Temp\*
\System Volume Information\*{3808876B-C176-4e48-B7AE-04046E6CC752}
\System Volume Information\*.{7cc467ef-6865-4831-853f-2a4817fd1bca}DB
\System Volume Information\*.{7cc467ef-6865-4831-853f-2a4817fd1bca}ALT
C:\Users\amandabackup\index.dat
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Downloader\*
C:\Windows\System32\Bits.log
C:\Windows\System32\Bits.bak
C:\Windows\system32\dns\backup\dns.log
C:\Windows\system32\dns\dns.log
C:\Windows\system32\CertLog\*.edb
C:\Windows\system32\CertLog\*

We created the following filters to apply to only Windows Backupsets.

Top level directory (left blank) Apply to Files / Folders

(?i)^.*(Temporary Internet Files|cookies|system volume information|recycler)$
(?i)^(\$RECYCLE\.BIN|pagefile\.sys|hiberfil\.sys|thumbs\.db|ntuser\.dat)$

>>>> ROOT EXCLUSIONS

• Name: Exclude [Memory Page File & Power Management] Files
o Top Directory: C:\
o Apply To: File
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: hiberfil\.sys
pagefile\.sys
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only


• Name: Exclude [Recycler, Temp & System Volume Information] Files
o Top Directory: <Root of all Local Disk's
o Apply To: Directory
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: RECYCLER
Temp
Temporary Internet Files
System Volume Information
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only

• Name: Exclude [WSUS] Files
o Top Directory: <Root of Local Disk>\WSUS
o Apply To: Directory
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: WSUS
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched, Include all others


>>>C:\WINDOWS EXCLUSIONS

• Name: Exclude [Uninstall & SUS Client] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS
o Apply To: Directory
o Type: Text - start with
o Pattern: $ExchUninstall*
$MSI31Uninstall*
$NtServicePackUninstall*
$NtUninstall*
SoftwareDistribution
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched

• Name: Exclude [SYSVOL] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS
o Apply To: Directory
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: SYSVOL
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only

• Name: Exclude [Client Side Cache] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS
o Apply To: Directory
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: csc
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only


• Name: Exclude [Netlogon] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS
o Apply To: File
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: NETLOGON.CHG
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only


• Name: Exclude [ASR] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\repair
o Apply To: File
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: asr.err
asr.log
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only

• Name: Exclude [Microsoft Writer (Bootable State)] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\Registration
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - ends with
o Pattern: crmlog
.clb
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only

• Name: Exclude [NTDS] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\NTDS
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: *.*
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only

• Name: Exclude [NtFrs jet] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\ntfrs\jet
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: *.*
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only


• Name: Exclude [Winlogon debug] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\Debug
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: *.*
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched, Include all others


>>>C:\WINDOWS EXCLUSIONS\SYSTEM32


• Name: Exclude [Catalog Database] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32
o Apply To: Directory
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: CatRoot2
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only


• Name: Exclude [DNS Server] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32\dns
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: dns.log
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only


• Name: Exclude [MS Distributed Transaction Coordination] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsDtc
o Apply To: File
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: MSDTC.LOG
dtctrace.log
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched, Include all others

• Name: Exclude [Certificate Authority] Files
o Top Directory: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CertLog
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: *.*
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched, Include all others


>>> DOCUMENTS AND SETTNGS EXCLUSIONS


• Name: Exclude [BITS_metadata] Files
o Top Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Microsoft\Network\Downloader
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: *.*
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched, Include all others


• Name: Exclude [DRM] Files
o Top Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\DRM
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text - contains
o Pattern: *.*
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched, Include all others


• Name: Exclude [Internet Explorer] Files
o Top Directory: C:\Documents and Settings
o Apply To: File
o Type: Expression
o Pattern: index\.dat
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only


UNKNOWN - DO NOT USE

• Name: Exclude [SPAM] Files
o Top Directory: <Root of local disk>
o Apply To: File
o Type: Text – ends with
o Pattern: .EML
o Filter Mode: Exclude Matched only

OTHER--Anti-Virus Folders
BitDefender
Symantec
AVG