[amagab]

Is there any way to choose that to backup in Time Machine? I don't care about the system and library files. I just want to backup Movies, Pictures, Music, and Documents.

Can someone help?

Thanks!

[mdc]

System Preferences > Time Machine > Options
Add the folders you don't want backed up into there.

[TETENAL]

The Library folder in your home folder can contain important personal information though (mail, address book etc.)

[wr11]

I've set my TimeMachine on a drive that is smaller than my boot drive. I just wanted to backup my Users folder so I had to exclude all my other external drives plus:

• /Applications/
• /Developer/
• /Library/
• /System/

When I chose my /System/ folder it also prompted me and asked if I wanted to exclude all the other "unix" and hidden system files.

[frdmfghtr]

Same here. I think it would be a handy feature to be able to select either the folders to exclude or the folders to include. Selecting folders to exclude feels counterintuitive.

[TETENAL]

Originally Posted by frdmfghtr 

Same here. I think it would be a handy feature to be able to select either the folders to exclude or the folders to include. Selecting folders to exclude feels counterintuitive.

Time Machine backs up everything – that's intuitive. There is no need for folder inclusion.