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Where do you set "ignore" varibles for incramental backup?

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  1. WebHostPro

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    I use daily incremental backups but some files I need to ignore like old spam ect.. Where do I put the ignore file and what is the name for this so cpanel's incremental backup will ignore what I put in the file?

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    If the file is not on a set account but the global server, you can set the files and folders in /etc/cpbackup-exclude.conf file. Otherwise, you can put or create the file in /home/username/cpbackup-exclude.conf for files and folders on individual accounts. Wildcards can be used in the file or folder name or path.
     
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    Awesome, thanks Tristan
     
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    Adding to what cPanelTristan has mentioned, we have the following documentation that details usage of the described feature: Excluding Files from Backup Using cpbackup-exclude.conf

    During testing I found the following entries will exclude the ".Junk", ".spam", and ".Trash" directories within an e-mail account; via IMAP the folders may appear simply as "Junk", "spam", and "Trash", but on the filesystem they are prefixed with a period:
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    # cat ~user/cpbackup-exclude.conf
*/.Junk
*/.spam
*/.Trash
     
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