diff --git a/jobs/backups/jenkins-rsync.excludes b/jobs/backups/jenkins-rsync.excludes
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+.cache/
+.config/
+.devops/
+.jenkins/
+.local/
+.groovy/
+.packer.d/
+.pyenv/
+caches/
+config-history/
+jenkins-backups/
+jobs/*/builds/
+plugins/
+tools/
+war/
+workspace/