Overview
inSync provides defined file types that you can choose to include or exclude from a backup. You can configure these settings from the Create Profile wizard.
By default, inSync:
It excludes the following file types from backups: video files, Audio files, Executables, Image files, and Email files.
Includes the following file types in backups: Office files, PDF files, and HTML files.
Based on your requirements, you can always change the default selections while configuring the profile in inSync.
📝 Note
By default, inSync excludes the following file extensions from backup via Exclude Files in a profile:
*.wim; *.bak; *.cab; *.dll; *.exe; *.tmp; *.ost; *.olk; *.oab; *.dmp; *.vmem; *.driveupload; *.indd; *.ipa; *.ithmb.
❗Important
File extensions not included in the default list must be manually added to the inclusion list. To know more about file inclusion, see Define file inclusions for backup.
File types and extensions that are excluded by default:
Defined file types | File extensions |
Video files | *.trec;*.arf;*.m4v;*.mts;*.MTS;*.3gp;*.mkv;*.flv;*.swf;*.rm;*.mp4;*.mov;*.wmv;*.rmvb;*.divx;*.mpeg;*.mpg;*.avi |
Audio files | *.aif;*.ape;*.ra;*.m4a;*.aac;*.wma;*.aiff;*.au;*.mpc;*.flac;*.wav;*.mp3;*.ogg |
Executables | *.apk;*.jar;*.exec;*.osx;*.ps1;*.sh;*.bat;*.cmd;*.app;*.dmg;*.pkg;*.rpm;*.deb;*.msp;*.ocx;*.cpl;*.sys;*.drv;*.com;*.msi;*.dll;*.exe |
Image files | *.jpeg;*.psp;*.tiff;*.tga;*.cr2;*.CR2;*.PSD;*.ico;*.sct;*.pxr;*.pct;*.pic;*.raw;*.jpe;*.tif;*.png;*.bmp;*.jpg;*.gif |
Emails | *.emlx;*.eml;*.msf;*.mbox;*.mbx;*.nsf;*.dbw;*.dbx;*.pst |
File types and extensions that are included by default:
Defined file types | File extensions |
| *.maf;*.mpt;*.xltx;*.pptm;*.ott;*.ots;*.otp;*.txt;*.pptx;*.mat;*.mar;*.maq;*.oti;*.otf;*.otg;*.otc;*.vdx;*.ppt;*.vssm;*.xlsm;*.xls;*.vsdx;*.xlt;*.xts;*.xlsx;*.rtf;*.ppl;*.doc;*.mam;*.vsdm;*.oft;*.slk;*.ppsm;*.xps;*.vtx;*.odb;*.dif;*.docm;*.onetoc;*.xsn;*.adn;*.docx;*.xltm;*.one;*.pot;*.thmx;*.vsd;*.oth;*.vsl;*.vsw;*.vst;*.vss;*.vsx;*.adp;*.accdr;*.accdt;*.odf;*.accdb;*.accde;*.ppam;*.potm;*.odm;*.odi;*.dot;*.odg;*.sldm;*.dotm;*.odc;*.msg;*.vssx;*.dotx;*.odt;*.ods;*.odp;*.sldx;*.mdt;*.mdw;*.vstm;*.onetoc2;*.pub;*.mde;*.mdf;*.vstx;*.mda;*.mdb;*.potx: *.wp;*. XML;*.csv; *.dbf; *.prn;*.xla;*.xlam; *.xlsb; |
PDF files | |
HTML files | *.shtml;*.mhtml;*.mht;*.htm;*.html |