# Dietpi backup: how to exclude folders/files

**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-backup-how-to-exclude-folders-files/2324
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [11 June 2018 14:08 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-backup-how-to-exclude-folders-files/2324 "2018-06-11T14:08:28Z")
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### Author: ![iswego](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@iswego](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/iswego)
#### Post date: [11 June 2018 14:08 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-backup-how-to-exclude-folders-files/2324/1 "2018-06-11T14:08:28Z")

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Hi,

am pretty new to DietPi, but like it very much!!!

But I struggle to exclude folders from dietpi backup. I learned, that “.dietpi-backup\_excludes” has to be changed, but I cant find an example for the file format, how to set a directory within “.dietpi-backup\_excludes”.  
Can someone help me please?

Thx!!!

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### Author: ![Fourdee](https://dietpi.com/forum/user_avatar/dietpi.com/fourdee/32/11_2.png) [@Fourdee](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/Fourdee)
#### Post date: [12 June 2018 03:16 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-backup-how-to-exclude-folders-files/2324/2 "2018-06-12T03:16:33Z")

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Hi,

Please refer to online documentation:  
[https://dietpi.com/forum/t/resolved-cannot-log-in-to-the-mysql-server/41/1](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/resolved-cannot-log-in-to-the-mysql-server/41/1)

eg: to exclude /root and /lib/firmware and /test/myfile, you could use the following in /DietPi/dietpi/.dietpi-backup\_exclude  
:

```nohighlight
/root/*
/lib/firmware/*
/test/myfile

```

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### Author: ![iswego](https://dietpi.com/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@iswego](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/iswego)
#### Post date: [13 June 2018 10:50 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/dietpi-backup-how-to-exclude-folders-files/2324/3 "2018-06-13T10:50:11Z")

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Thanks very much!