cPanel Exclude from Home Directory Backup

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Published on Wednesday, 07 January 2009 19:00

Please Note: cpbackup-exclude.conf is a new feature and may still have bugs.

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Sometimes there may be large files that don't change, and don't need to be
backed up as often as the rest of the files, like a folder of videos for instance.

Omitting folders from Full Site Backups is a new feature in cPanel version 11.24.1

This applies only to the "Full Site Backup" in cPanel and not the "Home Directory Backup".

To use this feature, edit the file cpbackup-exclude.conf in your home directory.

Editing cpbackup-exclude.conf
Each directory to exclude should be on a new line.
Path should not have a trailing slash.

on a shared server use
public_html/excluded-dir

on a dedicated server use
/home/username/public_html/excluded-dir

!! Be careful with this feature because it could be a liability as much as a benefit
if you are not aware of (or forget about) the files that will be omitted by
using cpbackup-exclude.conf