# What is "(do not include files)" when creating a backup manually?

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**Created:** [22 سبتمبر 2015، 9:41ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-do-not-include-files-when-creating-a-backup-manually/33568 "2015-09-22T09:41:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [22 سبتمبر 2015، 10:18ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-do-not-include-files-when-creating-a-backup-manually/33568/4 "2015-09-22T10:18:45Z")

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> [@dandv](#):
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> What causes the difference in size?

Basically, everything that is inside the “`uploads`” folder.

This folder contains all the images (the ones included in posts, avatars, user cards and profile backgrounds) as well as optimized thumbnails.

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