Title: [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] Exclude folders from backup
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: BackUpWordPress] Exclude folders from backup

 *  [sigmaweb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sigmaweb/)
 * (@sigmaweb)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-exclude-folders-from-backup/)
 * I have WP installed at the webroot (not a subfolder). I want to exclude backup
   of some extra folders I have added to the webroot, like /oldimages. However, 
   when I use /oldimages/ in the excusion box, BackupWordpress backs that folder
   up anyway.
 * How do I block a folder in the webroot from being backed up?
 * Also, I have no need to backup WP software itself. Is this automatically excluded,
   or do I need to manage this in the exclusion box, too?
 * Thanks for any help!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backupwordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-exclude-folders-from-backup/#post-3037584)
 * What happens if you add them like this
 * `oldimages/`
 *  [Aaron Ware](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aware/)
 * (@aware)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-exclude-folders-from-backup/#post-3037803)
 * Hi Sigmaweb,
 * also be sure that if you are backing up multiple items that you are defining 
   each item comma delimited. I remember the first time I was excluding directories
   didn’t read the directions and was putting each item on a new line so I had.
 * debug.log
    another-directory/
 * instead of
 * debug.log,another-directory/
 *  Plugin Author [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * (@willmot)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-exclude-folders-from-backup/#post-3037804)
 * In 2.0.1 excluding files has been massively improved.
 * Could you give it a go and see if that fixes your issues.

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 * Last reply from: [Tom Willmot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willmot/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-backupwordpress-exclude-folders-from-backup/#post-3037804)
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