From 3a8fb017d7e1e5928609616bf4927655f6ed7727 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Woley Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2024 11:23:57 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] adding the full path to restic to AV process exclusion --- README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1eb32cd..42938f7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ Simplifies the process of installation and running daily backups. 1. External, removalbe disk drives (i.e. USB hard drives) can be identified by their Volume Label, Serial Number, or Device Name. For example, if you have an external device with the Volume Label "MY BOOK", you can define a backup source as `$BackupSources["MY BOOK"]=@()`. I would recommend using the device serial number to identify external drives to backup, which you can find using the Powershell `get-disk` command. You may also want to set `$IgnoreMissingBackupSources=$true` to avoid seeing errors when the removable drive is not present. 1. Add files/paths not to backup to `local.exclude` 1. If you don't want to modify the included exclude file, you can add any files/paths you want to exclude from the backup to `local.exclude` -1. Add `restic.exe` to the Windows Defender / Virus & Threat Detection Exclude list +1. Add `C:\restic\restic.exe` to the Windows Defender / Virus & Threat Detection Exclude list 1. Backups on Windows are really slow if you don't set the Antivirus to ignore restic. - 1. Navigate from the Start menu to: *Virus & threat protection > Manage Settings > Exclusions (Add or remove exclusions) > Add an exclusion (Process) > Process Name: "restic.exe"* + 1. Navigate from the Start menu to: *Virus & threat protection > Manage Settings > Exclusions (Add or remove exclusions) > Add an exclusion (Process) > Process Name: "C:\restic\restic.exe"* 1. *(Recommended)* To a test backup triggered from Task Scheduler 1. It's recommended to open Windows Task Scheduler and trigger the task to run manually to test your first backup. 1. *Open Task Scheduler > Find "Restic Backup" > Right Click > Run*