# I can't seem to find my ignore rules **URL:** \ **Category:** General Topics\ **Created:** [December 30, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587 "2024-12-30T09:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nazaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nazaret](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Nazaret)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 9:58am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587/1 "2024-12-30T09:58:12Z")
Hello, It’s a bit strange, In my snapshots of `D:\`, directories starting with `repository_` in `KopiaUI_Portable\repositories\cache\` are empty. So most of the Kopia Cache files are excluded, but I can’t figure out where I set those exclusion rules. Is this a built-in exclusion rule? I searched the entire hard drive and there is no file named `.kopiaignore` ```auto ❯ kopia.exe policy show D:\ Policy for xx@xxxx:D:\: Retention: Annual snapshots: 0 inherited from (global) Monthly snapshots: 0 inherited from (global) Weekly snapshots: 4 inherited from (global) Daily snapshots: 7 inherited from (global) Hourly snapshots: 0 inherited from (global) Latest snapshots: 7 inherited from (global) Ignore identical snapshots: true inherited from (global) Files policy: Ignore cache directories: true inherited from (global) No ignore rules: Read ignore rules from files: inherited from (global) .kopiaignore Scan one filesystem only: false inherited from (global) Error handling policy: Ignore file read errors: true inherited from (global) Ignore directory read errors: true inherited from (global) Ignore unknown types: true inherited from (global) Scheduling policy: Scheduled snapshots: None. Manual snapshot: false inherited from (global) Uploads: Max parallel snapshots (server/UI): 1 inherited from (global) Max parallel file reads: - inherited from (global) Parallel upload above size: 2.1 GB inherited from (global) Compression: Compressor: s2-default inherited from (global) Compress files regardless of extensions. Compress files of all sizes. No actions defined. OS-level snapshot support: Volume Shadow Copy: always inherited from (global) Logging details (0-none, 10-maximum): Directory snapshotted: 5 inherited from (global) Directory ignored: 5 inherited from (global) Entry snapshotted: 0 inherited from (global) Entry ignored: 5 inherited from (global) Entry cache hit: 0 inherited from (global) Entry cache miss: 0 inherited from (global) ``` ```auto ❯ kopia.exe policy show --global Policy for (global): Retention: Annual snapshots: 0 (defined for this target) Monthly snapshots: 0 (defined for this target) Weekly snapshots: 4 (defined for this target) Daily snapshots: 7 (defined for this target) Hourly snapshots: 0 (defined for this target) Latest snapshots: 7 (defined for this target) Ignore identical snapshots: true (defined for this target) Files policy: Ignore cache directories: true (defined for this target) No ignore rules: Read ignore rules from files: (defined for this target) .kopiaignore Scan one filesystem only: false (defined for this target) Error handling policy: Ignore file read errors: true (defined for this target) Ignore directory read errors: true (defined for this target) Ignore unknown types: true (defined for this target) Scheduling policy: Scheduled snapshots: None. Manual snapshot: false (defined for this target) Uploads: Max parallel snapshots (server/UI): 1 (defined for this target) Max parallel file reads: - (defined for this target) Parallel upload above size: 2.1 GB (defined for this target) Compression: Compressor: s2-default (defined for this target) Compress files regardless of extensions. Compress files of all sizes. No actions defined. OS-level snapshot support: Volume Shadow Copy: always (defined for this target) Logging details (0-none, 10-maximum): Directory snapshotted: 5 (defined for this target) Directory ignored: 5 (defined for this target) Entry snapshotted: 0 (defined for this target) Entry ignored: 5 (defined for this target) Entry cache hit: 0 (defined for this target) Entry cache miss: 0 (defined for this target) ``` ---
**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587/2 "2024-12-30T11:10:23Z")
> [@Nazaret](#): > > Hello, It’s a bit strange, In my snapshots of `D:\`, directories starting with `repository_` in `KopiaUI_Portable\repositories\cache\` are empty. Can you explain it? It is not really clear what you are doing here. You are backing up drive D: using kopia to some repository. And what is the problem? Some data is not included in snapshots? Or you are talking about some kopia cache being empty? ---
**Author:** ![Nazaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nazaret](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Nazaret)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587/3 "2024-12-30T11:49:57Z")
I’m backing up drive D: using kopia to a repository. And some data is not included in the snapshots. These data are Kopia cache files located in directories that start with `repository_` within the `KopiaUI_Portable\repositories\cache\` folder. These directories are the cache files directies specified by the `--cache-directory` parameter of the `repository create` command. I originally prepared a few screenshots, but I couldn’t post them due to forum permission restrictions. ![图片](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/kopia/original/2X/b/b5950a15ac2107b766c22195c369cd35cbc0d85e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dimejo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/dimejo/32/287_2.png) [@dimejo](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/dimejo)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587/4 "2025-01-02T11:27:59Z")
> [@Nazaret](#): > > ```auto > ❯ kopia.exe policy show D:\ > Policy for xx@xxxx:D:\: > > ``` The backslash needs to be escaped. ```auto kopia.exe policy show D:\\ ``` ---
**Author:** ![Nazaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nazaret](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Nazaret)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:31pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587/5 "2025-01-02T13:31:14Z")
I tried it out, `kopia.exe policy show D:\` is the same as `kopia.exe policy show D:\\` when using Windows Terminal Regarding the main post, my guess is that Kopia’s built-in rules exclude its own cache files ---
**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/kopia.discourse.group/kapitainsky/32/535_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/kapitainsky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587/6 "2025-01-02T13:38:10Z")
I think kopia (and many other programs - backup, tar etc.) respects `CACHEDIR.TAG` which is always added to kopia cache. It is configurable and you have it set to true: > [@Nazaret](#): > > ` Ignore cache directories: true (defined for this target)` ---
**Author:** ![Nazaret](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nazaret](https://kopia.discourse.group/u/Nazaret)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://kopia.discourse.group/t/i-cant-seem-to-find-my-ignore-rules/3587/7 "2025-01-02T14:02:45Z")
You are right, I am blind.