Exclude files from Site Backup (Web & Classic Hosting)

If you don't want Site Backups to keep backups of certain things on your account (directories, types of files), you can add them to your Site Backups exclusion list.

1. Log in to Site Backup.
2. Click (Select Directories).
3. In the Exclusions area, enter what you want to exclude from backups using the following syntax:

   Element	Syntax	Example
   Directory	The directory name	tmp
   Individual files	The file name	db1.sql
   File types	A period entered by the file extension	.sql

4. Click Save.

Next step

• You can remove any backups that contain files or directories you don't want to back up.