Blobbackup
Blobbackup backs up everything on your computer's primary drive (C drive on Windows and Macintosh HD on Mac) except files with the following extensions. If you want files with these extensions backed up, you can update the list from the exclusions tab under the Blobbackup settings.
- *.wab~
- *.vmc
- *.vhd
- *.vo1
- *.vo2
- *.vsv
- *.vud
- *.iso
- *.dmg
- *.sparseimage
- *.sys
- *.cab
- *.exe
- *.msi
- *.dll
- *.dl_
- *.wim
- *.ost
- *.o
- *.qtch
- *.log
- *.ithmb
- *.vmdk
- *.vmem
- *.vmsd
- *.vmsn
- *.vmx
- *.vmxf
- *.menudata
- *.appicon
- *.appinfo
- *.pva
- *.pvs
- *.pvi
- *.pvm
- *.fdd
- *.hds
- *.drk
- *.mem
- *.nvram
- *.hdd
Mac Specific Exclusions
On Mac, Blobbackup also excludes the following folders. If you want these folders backed up, you can update the list from the exclusions tab under the Blobbackup settings.
- /Applications
- /Library
- /Private
- /System
- /bin
- /dev
- /etc
- /net
- /sbin
- /usr
- /home
Note: on Mac, Blobbackup will not backup connected volumes (eg: NAS, Google Drive) unless the Backup Connected File Systems option is checked under settings.
Windows Specific Exclusions
On Windows, Blobbackup also excludes the following folders. If you want these folders backed up, you can update the list from the exclusions tab under the Blobbackup settings.
- C:/Windows
- C:/I386
- C:/RECYCLER
- C:/MSOCache
- C:/Program Files
- C:/Program Files (x86)
- C:/Users/All Users/Microsoft
- C:/Users/All Users/Microsoft Help
Note: on Windows, Blobbackup will not backup drives other than the C drive unless you explicitly include them from the inclusions tab under settings.