Microsoft KB Archive/254977

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Files and Folders Not Backed Up Using the Ntbackup.exe Tool

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Q254977

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SUMMARY
This article lists the files and folders that the Ntbackup.exe tool does not include in the backup and restore process.

MORE INFORMATION
Windows 2000 maintains a list of files and folders that are excluded when you backup and restore files using the Ntbackup.exe tool and other Windows 2000 compatible backup programs.

Windows 2000 stores this information in the following registry keys:

"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.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbtool KBW2KHOME

Issue type : kbinfo

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