excerpt: Duplicati 2.0 comes with strong filter capabilities so that you can exactly define what files and folders go into your backup.
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Duplicati 2.0 comes with strong filter capabilities so that you can define what files and folder go into your backup.
## General Concept of Filters
Duplicati 2.0 can include or exclude files and folders from your backup based on so-called filters. A filter can consist of various rules. And a rule decides if a file is to be included to the backup or excluded from it. This decision is made based on the name of the file or folder. Besides these name-based rules there is also a set of specific settings which exclude files with specific attributes (like system files or hidden files) or files that exceed a specific size.
René Stach
9 years ago