Plesk Backup – How to exclude specific Files/Folders
It’s time for Backup and you don’t want all your Files and Folders to be backup? Let’s read how to exclude specific Files/Folders from the Plesk backup.
1.Β Log in to your Plesk account.
2. Go to Websites & Domains > Backup Manager.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)
3. Under Backup Manager, click on Back Up.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/plesk-backup-manager-generate.gif)
4. Choose the backup type.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/plesk-backup-full-option.gif)
5.Β Tick markΒ Exclude specific Files/Folders from the Plesk Backup.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/exclude-file-from-backup-plesk-account.gif)
Enter the path of the file you wish to exclude, such as:
/httpdocs/directory/filename.jpg
To exclude a whole directory, enter:
/httpdocs/images
To exclude only specific extensions such as PNG, enter:
/httpdocs/images/*.png
6. Click Ok, and the backup will start generating in the background. At this point, you can navigate away from the page.
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