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  1. @nickcernis nickcernis revised this gist Jun 15, 2020. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 2 deletions.
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    ### Exclude node_modules and .git from Backblaze backups on Mac
    1. Edit the file at `/Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml`.
    2. Add this rule inside the `bzexclusions` tag:
    2. Add these rules inside the `bzexclusions` tag:

    ```xml
    <!-- Exclude node_modules. -->
    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />

    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/.git/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />
    ```

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    ### Exclude node_modules from Backblaze backups on Mac
    ### Exclude node_modules and .git from Backblaze backups on Mac
    1. Edit the file at `/Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml`.
    2. Add this rule inside the `bzexclusions` tag:

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    ```xml
    <!-- Exclude node_modules. -->
    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />

    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/.git/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />
    ```

    ### Notes
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    Adding this rule does not appear to remove existing `node_modules` folders that have already backed up. Options to delete existing `node_modules` folders are here: https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217666658-How-can-I-delete-files-that-have-already-been-uploaded-

    You may wish to also exclude `.git` folders with the extra exclusion rules described here: https://gist.github.com/jb510/7f52f0f4c13020b56e30ac72eb733efb

    ### References
    - a. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/220973007-Advanced-Topic-Setting-Custom-Exclusions-via-XML
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    ### Exclude node_modules from Backblaze backups on Mac
    Note that this does not remove existing `node_modules` folders that have been backed up. Options to delete existing `node_modules` folders are here: https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217666658-How-can-I-delete-files-that-have-already-been-uploaded-

    1. Edit the file at `/Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml`.
    2. Add this rule inside the `bzexclusions` tag:

    @@ -9,6 +7,12 @@ Note that this does not remove existing `node_modules` folders that have been ba
    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />
    ```

    ### Notes
    It can take one to eight hours before new files are backed up. If you want to test this has worked, best to wait a day or so. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217665498-Why-hasn-t-Backblaze-backed-up-my-new-files-yet-

    Adding this rule does not appear to remove existing `node_modules` folders that have already backed up. Options to delete existing `node_modules` folders are here: https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217666658-How-can-I-delete-files-that-have-already-been-uploaded-


    ### References
    - a. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/220973007-Advanced-Topic-Setting-Custom-Exclusions-via-XML
    - b. https://aoeex.com/phile/backblaze-custom-exclusions/ (examples for Windows)
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    ### Exclude node_modules from Backblaze backups on Mac
    Note that this does not remove existing `node_modules` folders that have been backed up.
    Note that this does not remove existing `node_modules` folders that have been backed up. Options to delete existing `node_modules` folders are here: https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217666658-How-can-I-delete-files-that-have-already-been-uploaded-

    1. Edit the file at `/Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml`.
    2. Add this rule inside the `bzexclusions` tag:
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    ### Exclude node_modules from Backblaze backups on Mac
    Note that this does not remove existing `node_modules` folders that have been backed up.

    1. Edit the file at `/Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml`.
    2. Add this rule inside the `bzexclusions` tag:

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    ### References
    - a. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/220973007-Advanced-Topic-Setting-Custom-Exclusions-via-XML
    - b. https://aoeex.com/phile/backblaze-custom-exclusions/
    - b. https://aoeex.com/phile/backblaze-custom-exclusions/ (examples for Windows)
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    ```

    ### References
    a. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/220973007-Advanced-Topic-Setting-Custom-Exclusions-via-XML
    b. https://aoeex.com/phile/backblaze-custom-exclusions/
    - a. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/220973007-Advanced-Topic-Setting-Custom-Exclusions-via-XML
    - b. https://aoeex.com/phile/backblaze-custom-exclusions/
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    ### Exclude node_modules from Backblaze backups on Mac
    1. Edit the file at `/Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml`.
    2. Add this rule inside the `bzexclusions` tag:

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    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />
    ```

    References:
    ### References
    a. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/220973007-Advanced-Topic-Setting-Custom-Exclusions-via-XML
    b. https://aoeex.com/phile/backblaze-custom-exclusions/
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    <!-- Custom rules to exclude node_modules. -->
    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />
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    1. Edit the file at `/Library/Backblaze.bzpkg/bzdata/bzexcluderules_editable.xml`.
    2. Add this rule inside the `bzexclusions` tag:

    ```xml
    <!-- Exclude node_modules. -->
    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />
    ```

    References:
    a. https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/220973007-Advanced-Topic-Setting-Custom-Exclusions-via-XML
    b. https://aoeex.com/phile/backblaze-custom-exclusions/
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    <!-- Custom rules to exclude node_modules. -->
    <excludefname_rule plat="mac" osVers="*" ruleIsOptional="t" skipFirstCharThenStartsWith="users/" contains_1="/node_modules/" contains_2="*" doesNotContain="*" endsWith="*" hasFileExtension="*" />