Windows 10: Exclude Folder from Onedrive backup

Discus and support Exclude Folder from Onedrive backup in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hi, as a gamer I have several files stored within the My Documents/My Games directory, these are not required for backup but are needed on local. In... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Gareth Andrews, Jul 15, 2023.

  1. Exclude Folder from Onedrive backup


    Hi, as a gamer I have several files stored within the My Documents/My Games directory, these are not required for backup but are needed on local. In previous versions of one drive, such as that answered here https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/exclude-onedrive-from-backup/64ab75b4-8fb5-45c3-9aad-4569d47675c8, you could exclude a directory from the one drive process. Is this possible with the new system as essentially my local documents folder is limited to the same size as my one drive. Please note the hope is that I have files on my local, which are not backed up to One

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    Gareth Andrews, Jul 15, 2023
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  2. Exclude OneDrive from backup

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting in Community.

    We understand your concern and we will try to provide the assistance that is required to resolve the issue.

    I would like to inform that in Windows 10 Sky Drive has converted into One Drive. As per your query, I am led to believe that you wish to remove/exclude OneDrive from the list of backup files. If that is the case follow the steps that are mentioned below
    and check if it helps.

    Exclude files from Backup.

    1. Open Control Panel by right-clicking on the Start Menu and choosing
    Control Panel. Click or tap System and Security,
    and then tap or click File History.

    2. To exclude some folders in your libraries so they do not get backed up, on the left, choose
    Exclude Folders.

    3. Choose the file, folder or location that you wish to exclude and click on
    Add.


    4. Once you have added the desired file, click the back arrow to get back to the
    File History window.

    Hope this information helps.
     
    Vanessa Sohtun, Jul 15, 2023
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  3. Backup Options: Lists of Folders to backup or exclude

    Settings - Backup Options has lists of folders to back up and folders to exclude. I want NOTHING in either list. But all I can do is ADD to those lists. If I add a folder to EXCLUDE, it goes off backup and appears in EXCLUDE. But that's NOT what
    I want. I just want to delete all folder names from those lists. There doesn't seem to be a way to delete a listed folder. What am I missing? Thanks.
     
    WP51 user even now, Jul 15, 2023
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    Exclude OneDrive from backup

    The answer was perfect, and instructions easy to follow. After adding OneDrive to the Excluded Folders in the backup, I ran the backup again. The process was swift, and it didn't get hung up for "hours" at 97%. It alerted me that some files were skipped.
    I checked the skipped files and they were SkyDrive and OneDrive. Exactly what I wanted. Great! Thank you.
     
    Computing in Colorado, Jul 15, 2023
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