To improve backup efficiency, we exclude the following files from our backup tasks:
*.zi *.jpa *.bkup *.tar.gz *.log *.sql *.tar *.gz *.zip *.mp4 *.mp3 *.divx *.avi *.mpeg *.rar *.iso *.exe *.xen *.7z *.wav *.wpress *.mkv *.pbo *.VOB *.h264 *_backup */duplicati *.aes */php_error_log */backup-*.tar.gz */backup*.gz */backup*.zip */cpmove-*.tar.gz */site-*.tar.gz */backup_* .MirrorSearch */autoptimize/* */wpbackitup_backups/* */com_akeeba/backup/* */backupbuddy_backups/* */.wysiwygPro_* */core.[0-9]* public_html/cache/* tmp/* logs/* .cagefs .cagefs* .cpan .cpanel/caches .cpanel/datastore .cpcpan .sqmailattach .cpanel/*.sock access-logs/* */error_log */updraft/* public_ftp/* softaculous_backups/* */wp-content/uploads/wpcf7_captcha/* */wp-content/widget-cache/* */wp-content/cache/* */wptsc-cachedir/* mail/*/*/.Trash/* mail/*/*/.Drafts/* */cache/smarty/* */var/amasty_fpc/* */var/backups/* */var/cache/* */var/debug/* */var/export/* */var/import/* */var/log/* */var/report/* */var/session/* */var/tmp/* */wp-content/cache/* */wp-content/uploads/wpcf7_captcha/* */wp-content/widget-cache/* */wptsc-cachedir/*
How to create ‘Snapshot Backups’ via the JetBackup interface