inSync provides defined file types that you can choose to include or exclude from a backup. You can configure these settings from the Create Profile wizard.
By default, inSync:
Excludes the following files types from backups: Video files, Audio files, Executables, Image files, and Email files.
Includes the following file types in backups: Office files, PDF files, and HTML files.
See Defined file types for backup.
Based on your requirements, you can always change the default selections while configuring the profile in inSync.
📝 Note
By default, inSync excludes the following file extensions from backup via Exclude Files in a profile: *.wim; *.bak; *.cab; *.dll; *.exe; *.tmp; *.ost; *.olk; *.oab; *.dmp; *.vmem; *.driveupload; *.indd; *.ipa; *.ithmb.
File types and extensions that are excluded by default:
Defined file types | File extensions |
Video files | *.trec;*.arf;*.m4v;*.mts;*.MTS;*.3gp;*.mkv;*.flv;*.swf;*.rm;*.mp4;*.mov;*.wmv;*.rmvb;*.divx;*.mpeg;*.mpg;*.avi |
Audio files | *.aif;*.ape;*.ra;*.m4a;*.aac;*.wma;*.aiff;*.au;*.mpc;*.flac;*.wav;*.mp3;*.ogg |
Executables | *.apk;*.jar;*.exec;*.osx;*.ps1;*.sh;*.bat;*.cmd;*.app;*.dmg;*.pkg;*.rpm;*.deb;*.msp;*.ocx;*.cpl;*.sys;*.drv;*.com;*.msi;*.dll;*.exe |
Image files | *.jpeg;*.psp;*.tiff;*.tga;*.cr2;*.CR2;*.PSD;*.ico;*.sct;*.pxr;*.pct;*.pic;*.raw;*.jpe;*.tif;*.png;*.bmp;*.jpg;*.gif |
Emails | *.emlx;*.eml;*.msf;*.mbox;*.mbx;*.nsf;*.dbw;*.dbx;*.pst |
File types and extensions that are included by default:
Defined file types | File extensions |
| *.maf;*.mpt;*.xltx;*.pptm;*.ott;*.ots;*.otp;*.txt;*.pptx;*.mat;*.mar;*.maq;*.oti;*.otf;*.otg;*.otc;*.vdx;*.ppt;*.vssm;*.xlsm;*.xls;*.vsdx;*.xlt;*.xts;*.xlsx;*.rtf;*.ppl;*.doc;*.mam;*.vsdm;*.oft;*.slk;*.ppsm;*.xps;*.vtx;*.odb;*.dif;*.docm;*.onetoc;*.xsn;*.adn;*.docx;*.xltm;*.one;*.pot;*.thmx;*.vsd;*.oth;*.vsl;*.vsw;*.vst;*.vss;*.vsx;*.adp;*.accdr;*.accdt;*.odf;*.accdb;*.accde;*.ppam;*.potm;*.odm;*.odi;*.dot;*.odg;*.sldm;*.dotm;*.odc;*.msg;*.vssx;*.dotx;*.odt;*.ods;*.odp;*.sldx;*.mdt;*.mdw;*.vstm;*.onetoc2;*.pub;*.mde;*.mdf;*.vstx;*.mda;*.mdb;*.potx |
PDF files | |
HTML files | *.shtml;*.mhtml;*.mht;*.htm;*.html |