Acronis True Image 2017 NG - Manual (Page 22)

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1. When configuring a backup, click Settings, and then click Exclusions.
2. Click the Plus sign, and then click one of the following:
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Exclude specific file or folder
Browse to the item that you want to exclude, select it, and then click Exclude.
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Exclude by mask
Enter an exclusion mask by using wildcard characters (* and ?), and then click Exclude.
Examples of exclusion masks:
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*.ext - all files with an .ext extension will be excluded.
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??name.ext - all files with an .ext extension, having six letters in their names starting with
any two symbols (??) and ending with name, will be excluded.
3. Select or clear the Do not notarize digitally signed files check box (available for notarized
backups only).
The main purpose of a notarized backup is protection of your personal files. Therefore, there is
no need to back up system files, application files, and other files that have a digital signature. To
exclude these files, select the corresponding check box.
4. Click OK.
Excluding recoverable data from online backups
Acronis True Image 2017 allows you to exclude your local data that is uploaded or synchronized with
third-party Cloud services, such as Google Drive or Dropbox. This data is already reliably protected
and can be easily downloaded to your computer. Therefore there is no need to upload it to Acronis
Cloud. You can exclude it to reduce the backup size and to speed up the backup process.
You can exclude data protected with the following services:
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iTunes
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Dropbox
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Microsoft OneDrive
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Google Drive