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How to exclude hiberfil.sys, pagefile.sys and SystemRestorePoints from partition backups?

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I have devided my (Windows 7 based) system on two partitions:

- C:    with the core 64bit Windows 7 system

- D:    with all the other stuff

It works fine.

I perform regularly a partition backup from my partition C: (onyl) to partition D:

Now I wonder on how to shrink these huge backups (~20 GB) which are already compressed with maximum.

As far as I can see: three large and UNNECSSARY files/folders are included as well:

- hiberfil.sys

- pagefile.sys

- System Volume Information folder (=System Restore Points)

Since the first two are automatically created there is no need to store them in the backup file.

And the SRPs can be omitted as well.

 

Is there a way to tell ATI to EXCLUDE them during the backup process?

Unfortunately I found no checkbox "exclude" or similar.

 

Do I really have to manually disable pagefile swapping and Hibernation beforehand and delete the SRPs?

Could you add such an option in the next ATI reelase?

 

Thank you

Peter

 

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With ATI 2016 on Windows 10: (see attached image)

I believe those are the defaults.

 

 

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See this link for default exclusions from backup when  using True Image 2016:

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2016/index.html#3…

If you have relocated the files in question to another location on your system you would then need to add the path to the new location in the exclusion list so that they are no longer included in the backup task.