Overview
You can reduce the time required for data backup of SharePoint sites. Use the Relative URL Paths option from the inSync Management Console to exclude the following:
Any specific subsites
Document Libraries
SharePoint has a unique URL for each subsite, Document Library, and List. You can copy the Relative URL Path from the complete URL.
Each URL of the site content has a common part within the link. Consider the following examples.
URL starts with root site URL: For example,
https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/DruvaUniversity/URL ends with
/Forms/AllItems.aspxorAllItems.aspx
Relative URL Path is what remains when you remove the common part from the URL.
📝 Note
For List, the relative URL path contains the List string.
A URL has %20 string to represent the ' ' one space character. You can directly copy-paste the relative URL from the browser with %20 in it. Alternatively, you can manually provide the relative URL without %20. For example, InSync%20Course%20Documents or InSync Course Documents.
Examples
The following table lists the examples of Relative URL Paths for different site contents.
Site Content-Type | Title displayed on SharePoint | Complete URL | Relative URL |
Root Site | Druva University |
| Not Applicable |
Document Library at root site level | inSync Course Documents |
| InSync%20Course%20Documents
OR
InSync Course Documents |
List at root site level | inSync PM List |
| Lists/InSync%20PM%20List
OR
Lists/InSync PM List |
Subsite | InSync Phoenix Subsite |
| inSyncPhoenixAppSubsite |
Document Library at Subsite | Cloud Apps Product Documents |
| inSyncCloudAppSubsite/CloudApp%20Product%20Documents
OR
inSyncCloudAppSubsite/CloudApp Product Documents |
List at Subsite | Cloud App Developer List |
| inSyncCloudAppSubsite/Lists/CloudApp%20Developer%20LIst
OR
inSyncCloudAppSubsite/Lists/CloudApp Developer LIst |
Subsite at the Subsite level | SalesForce Subsite |
| inSyncCloudAppSubsite/Sales%20Force%20Subsite
OR
inSyncCloudAppSubsite/Sales Force Subsite |
Procedure
Perform the following steps to exclude the relative URL path for SharePoint backup.
📝 Note
This setting will impact all the sharepoint sites which are configured on the same profile as this is a profile level setting, you may create a new profile specifically for one site if the changes needs to be made to only specifically one site.
Procedure: Excluding Relative URL Paths for SharePoint Sites
Access SharePoint Settings: Log in to the inSync Management Console, select Microsoft 365 from the top menu, and navigate to the SharePoint tab.
Identify the Site: Browse the list of configured SharePoint sites and click on the Site Name you wish to modify.
Determine the Associated Profile: In the Summary tab of the selected site, locate the Backup Settings section and make a note of the assigned Backup Profile.
Locate the Backup Profile: Click on Backup Profiles in the left-hand navigation pane and select the profile identified in the previous step.
Configure Exclusions:
Click the Edit button within the Settings pane.
Navigate to the Exclude Relative URL Paths field and enter the specific paths you wish to exclude from the backup.
6. Save Changes: Click Save to apply the new configuration to the SharePoint site.