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title: How to Exclude Specific Files/Folders from the Plesk Backup
description: "**1.** Log in to your Plesk account.   **2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** >> Choose **Backup & Restore**. ![plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)   **3.** Under **Backup Manager**, click on **Back Up**. ![plesk-backup-manager-generate.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-backup-manager-generate.gif)   **4.** Choose the backup type. ![plesk-backup-full-option.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-backup-full-option.gif)   **5.** Checkmark **Exclude specific files from the backup**. ![exclude-file-from-backup-plesk-account.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/exclude-file-from-backup-plesk-account.gif)  …"
url: "https://www.domaincentral.com.au/help/exclude-specific-files-folders-from-plesk-backup/"
updated: "2026-09-07"
category: Web Hosting / Plesk
---

# How to Exclude Specific Files/Folders from the Plesk Backup

**1.** Log in to your Plesk account.

 

**2.** Go to **Websites & Domains** > Click on the **Pull icon** >> Choose **Backup & Restore**.

![plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-account-backup-manager-access.gif)

 

**3.** Under **Backup Manager**, click on **Back Up**.

![plesk-backup-manager-generate.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-backup-manager-generate.gif)

 

**4.** Choose the backup type.

![plesk-backup-full-option.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/plesk-backup-full-option.gif)

 

**5.** Checkmark **Exclude specific files from the backup**.

![exclude-file-from-backup-plesk-account.gif](https://clients.domaincentral.com.au/img/exclude-file-from-backup-plesk-account.gif)

 

**Enter the path of the file you want to exclude, such as:**

`/httpdocs/directory/filename.jpg`

 

**To exclude a whole directory, enter:**

`/httpdocs/images`

 

**To exclude only specific extensions such as PNG, enter:**

`/httpdocs/images/*.png`

 

**6.** Confirm with **OK**. The backup will start generating in the background. At this point, you can navigate away from the page.