Microsoft KB Archive/233427

= Files and folders that are not backed up when the Ntbackup.exe tool is used in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 233427

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q233427



Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SUMMARY
This article lists the files and folders that Ntbackup.exe excludes during backup and restore operations. The file exclusions listed in this article also apply to backups that use the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Windows operating systems maintain a list of files and folders that are excluded when you backup and restore files by using the Ntbackup.exe tool and other Windows-compatible backup programs.

Windows stores this information in the following registry keys:

Note The registry values shown in this article are a sample from one computer and may differ from what you might see on your computer depending on your configuration.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\KeysNotToRestore

The default values and value data for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup registry key is listed in the following table.

The default values and value data for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\BackupRestore\KeysNotToRestore registry key are listed in the following table.

The file exclusions listed in this article also apply when you are using Volume Shadow Copy Service. In this scenario, the requestor, such as NTBACKUP.EXE, passes a list of files and folders it will backup or restore, subject to any exclusions by the registry keys listed in this article.

Additional query words: FRS NTFRS

Keywords: kbinfo KB233427

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