Even more backup work!

I recently noticed that my backups were taking a long time to complete, both to my local JBOD system and external storage devices. After some investigation, I discovered that the CaptureOne cache folders were the culprit. These folders store temporary files such as previews and thumbnails that are used to speed up image browsing and editing. However, I began to wonder if I really needed them in my backups.

Upon further inspection, I realized that the most critical items to back up are the images themselves and the Settings folder that stores all the changes and edits made to the files. Deleting these files would mean losing a lot of work, so I knew I had to keep them intact.

However, the cache folders could be safely removed from my backups. I ran a quick scan of all the CaptureOne\Cache folders and found that they only took up 10 GB of space. While this may not seem like a lot, it's still unnecessary data to back up.

What's more, these folders contained over 28,000 files spread across 303 folders. During the backup process, each of these files had to be checked for changes, which took a considerable amount of time. Removing them from my backups significantly reduced the backup process's time and overhead.

It's important to note that removing the cache folders from the main archive would also delete them from the Dropbox location, which is counterproductive. Instead, I decided to leave the live data in place and remove the cache folders from my backups. If needed, the previews can be recreated at any time.

In conclusion, removing the CaptureOne cache folders from my backups helped reduce backup overheads and speed up the process significantly. I just need to be sure not to delete them from the main archive to avoid losing any important data.