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Files and Objects that Arcserve Backup Does Not Back Up

Arcserve Backup does not back up the following files while processing backup jobs:

• DOS system files
• The following Windows files:
  • 386SPART.PAR
  • 386SPART.TMP
  • SPART.PAR
  • WIN386.SWP
• DoubleSpace files (DBLSPACE with any extension)
• DriveSpace files (DRVSPACE with any extension)
• Stacker files (STACVOL.DSK)
• BTrieve delta files
• The following Win32System files:
  • PAGEFILE.SYS
  • NETLOGON.CHG
  • NTUSER.DAT.LOG
  • CPL.CFG
  • EA DATA.SF
• The following Arcserve Backup files:
  • RDS.BAK
  • RDS.LOG
• The following registry keys:

  \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CLONE 
  \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE 
  \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup (and all files specified)
  

  The above registry key is controlled by the Arcserve Universal Agent. The Arcserve Universal Agent service runs under the Local System account. As a result, Arcserve Backup will back up the files specified under FilesNotToBackup for the Windows Administrator account. If you do not want to back up the files specified under the Windows Administrator account, you must exclude the files explicitly under the above registry key. Alternately, you can modify the Arcserve Universal Agent service to run as the specific Windows Administrator account. To allow the Arcserve Universal Agent service to run as the specific Windows Administrator account, do the following:

  1. From the Control Panel, choose Administrative Tools and then choose Services.
  2. Click the Arcserve Universal Agent service from the Services list.
  3. Click Action, Stop to stop the service from running.
  4. Right-click the service and click Properties.
  5. On the Log On tab of the Properties dialog, click This Account and provide the required credentials.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Restart the Arcserve Universal Agent service.
• Files with the extensions *.ALT and *.LOG that are located in the paths listed in the following registry key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\hivelist
  

• Cluster installation directory files (typically, the WINNT\cluster folder), files with no extensions, and files with the extension *.LOG
• \RECYCLER folder
• \Document and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temp folder
• %systemroot%\Temp (all files and subfolders inside)
• Folders for file system devices.
• If database agents are installed, all files backed up by the agents are skipped.
• Database folders in the Arcserve Backup home directory are skipped during regular file backup operations.