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<p dir="auto">I'm trying to determine which folders I can safely exclude from a Time Machine backup...</p>
<p dir="auto">I haven't been able to locate any official documentation on this. I've come across some messages on the mailing list, but they don't offer clear advice either.</p>
<p dir="auto">I would expect an info in this section of the MailMate Manual: <a href="https://manual.mailmate-app.com/rebuild" style="color: #3983C4;">https://manual.mailmate-app.com/rebuild</a></p>
<p dir="auto">Below are my current directories...</p>
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<li>Are there any other important directories located elsewhere?</li>
<li>Is it safe to exclude both Messages.noindex/ and Messages/?</li>
<li>Additionally, I've heard suggestions about excluding Database.noindex/. Would this be advisable?</li>
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Permissions Size User Date Modified Name
drwx------ - muescha 2023-09-14 13:29 Autosaved Messages/
drwx------ - muescha 2023-09-14 13:37 Database.noindex/
drwx------ - muescha 2022-01-14 23:11 Managed/
lrwx------ 16 muescha 2022-01-14 23:11 Messages -> Messages.noindex/
drwx------ - muescha 2022-01-14 23:47 Messages.noindex/
.rw-r--r-- 0 muescha 2022-01-14 23:31 .database_lock
.rw-r--r--@ 1,143 muescha 2019-03-06 15:38 Identities.plist
.rw------- 5,652 muescha 2022-01-14 23:11 Mailboxes.old.plist
.rw------- 38,832 muescha 2023-09-14 13:37 Mailboxes.plist
.rw-------@ 2,481 muescha 2023-09-07 00:39 Sources.plist
.rw-r--r--@ 909 muescha 2018-12-15 17:03 Submission.plist
du -shc */
4.0K Autosaved Messages/
959M Database.noindex/
56K Managed/
5.4G Messages.noindex/
5.4G Messages/
12G total
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