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

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

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

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