# rsync-homedir-excludes # # A list of files to exclude when backing up *nix home directories using rsync. # # Author: Ruben Barkow # Version: 2015-08-30 # # #Usage: # USER= # rsync -aP --exclude-from=rsync-homedir-excludes.txt /home/$USER/ /media/$USER/linuxbackup/home/$USER/ ############################################### # directories, probably not worth a backup # # (uncomment the files you don't need) # ############################################### #.android #.AndroidStudio*/ #Android/Sdk #.gradle #.gvm #.grails/ #.grails_history #.kde/share/apps/nepomuk #.local/share/notbit #.local/libvirt #.vagrant #.vagrant.d #.wine #.twister #/twister #Applications/eclipse* #/Downloads #*Popcorntime* #/Scribus #/VirtualBox* # ## Add Game Folders here: # #/games #.local/share/Steam #.minecraft #.PlayOnLinux ################################################ # These directories may definitely be excluded # ################################################ # Contains mounted file systems: .gvfs .local/share/gvfs-metadata # contains the actual encrypted home directory /.Private # Session-specific: /.dbus /.cache /.Trash .local/share/Trash # Cached info about audio CDs: .cddb # Cached packages lists: .aptitude # Node Package Manager cache .npm #Flash-specific: # Cache for flash, maybe others? .adobe # except for Flash persistence, there is no reason to keep this .macromedia #Files: # Contains errors from the current graphical session .xsession-errors .wayland-errors # Recently used files .local/share/RecentDocuments .recently-used .recently-used.xbel .thumbnails .thumb # Session-specific .Xauthority .ICEauthority .gksu.lock .pulse .pulse-cookie .esd_auth #KDE specific: # Recent documents on KDE .kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments # Contains a history of the Klipper clipboard (KDE) .kde/share/apps/klipper # You will loose saved scrolling positions of PDFs .kde/share/apps/okular/docdata .kde/share/apps/gwenview/recentfolders # Cached other users' profile pics .kde/share/apps/kmess/displaypics # Cached emoticons of others .kde/share/apps/kmess/customemoticons #Firefox-specific (see also Profile folder): .mozilla/firefox/*/Cache # in case Fx crashes dumps will be stored in this .mozilla/firefox/*/minidumps # session-specific .mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock # phishing database, recreated .mozilla/firefox/*/urlclassifier3.sqlite # blacklisted extensions .mozilla/firefox/*/blocklist.xml # extension database, recreated on startup .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.sqlite .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.sqlite-journal .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.rdf .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.ini .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.cache # cached UI data, recreated .mozilla/firefox/*/XUL.mfasl .mozilla/firefox/*/XPC.mfasl .mozilla/firefox/*/xpti.dat .mozilla/firefox/*/compreg.dat # cached plugin data, recreated .mozilla/firefox/*/pluginreg.dat # Thunderbird Cache in your profile folder .thunderbird/*/Cache #Opera-specific (related question on Superuser.com: Is documentation available on files and directories in the Opera profile folder?): .opera/temporary_downloads .opera/cache .opera/thumbnails .opera/opcache .opera/icons .opera/application_cache .opera/widgets/*/cache .opera/lock #Komodo Edit: .komodoedit/*/codeintel/db .komodoedit/*/host-*/*/codeintel .komodoedit/*/XRE/Cache .komodoedit/*/XRE/.activatestate/komodo edit/Crash Reports .komodoedit/*/XRE/.activatestate/komodo edit/*/Cache .komodoedit/*/XRE/.activatestate/komodo edit/*/minidump .komodoedit/*/XRE/.parentlock .komodoedit/*/XRE/extensions.rdf .komodoedit/*/XRE/extensions.ini .komodoedit/*/XRE/extensions.cache .komodoedit/*/XRE/XPC.mfasl .komodoedit/*/XRE/XUL.mfasl .komodoedit/*/XRE/xpti.dat .komodoedit/*/XRE/pluginreg.dat .komodoedit/*/XRE/compreg.dat .komodoedit/*/XRE/*.sqlite-journal .komodoedit/*/pystdout.log .komodoedit/*/pystderr.log .komodoedit/*/history.sqlite.bak .komodoedit/*/running.lock .komodoedit/*/mutex.lock .komodoedit/*/*.xmlc .komodoedit/*/startup-env.tmp .komoeoedit/*/commandments.fifo .komoeoedit/*/history.sqlite #GnuPG: .gnupg/rnd .gnupg/random_seed .gnupg/.#* .gnupg/*.lock .gnupg/gpg-agent-info-* #Google Chrome: .config/google-chrome/Default/Local Storage .config/google-chrome/Default/Session Storage .config/google-chrome/Default/Application Cache .config/google-chrome/Default/History Index * #Chromium: .config/chromium/Default/Local Storage .config/chromium/Default/Session Storage .config/chromium/Default/Application Cache .config/chromium/Default/History Index * #Local repositories (added by errantlinguist on 2015-04-13): .gradle/caches /.m2/repository #indexer .local/share/baloo .local/share/zeitgeist .local/share/akonadi #Other apps: # Pidgin .pulse/icons # Cached applets .guayadeque/cache.db .java/deployment/cache .icedteaplugin .icedtea .gnome2/epiphany/favicon_cache