Microsoft File Replication Service (FRS)

Microsoft File Replication Service (FRS) copies files from one computer to another computer. If you are using LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service to back up the files on your computer, then any copy of those files stored in the Microsoft replication's Import directory is redundant.

LiveVault Online Backup and Recovery Service Agent version 3.3 and later automatically exclude the FRS import directory. If you are running an earlier Agent version, you must manually create the exclusion.

The FRS import directory path is commonly:

%SystemRoot%\system32\Repl\Import

For example, if your SystemRoot is C:\Winnt, create the exclusion:

Exclude C:\Winnt\system32\Repl\Import\*

In the tree view on the Files to Backup tab, you will see the icon for the automatically excluded directory. Parent directories of the automatically excluded directory are marked in MyLiveVault with one of the "partially excluded" icons, either (if a parent directory is selected), or (if a parent directory is not selected).

Related Information

Excluding Files from Backup
Automatic and Recommended Backup Exclusions