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Plesk Backup – How to exclude specific Files/Folders

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It’s time for Backup and you don’t want all your Files and Folders to be backup? Let’s read how to exclude specific Files/Folders from the Plesk backup.

1. Log in to your Plesk account.

2. Go to Websites & Domains > Backup Manager.

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3. Under Backup Manager, click on Back Up.

4. Choose the backup type.

5. Tick mark Exclude specific Files/Folders from the Plesk Backup.

Enter the path of the file you wish to exclude, such as:

/httpdocs/directory/filename.jpg

To exclude a whole directory, enter:

/httpdocs/images

To exclude only specific extensions such as PNG, enter:

/httpdocs/images/*.png

6. Click Ok, and the backup will start generating in the background. At this point, you can navigate away from the page.

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