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Antivirus Exclusions for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365
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Purpose
This article documents antivirus exclusions that may be created to reduce the impact that antivirus software has on the functionality of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. These antivirus exclusions may be applied to the Windows built-in antivirus or third-party antivirus software.
Note: Antivirus will not always cause Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 functions to fail; antivirus software may also negatively impact performance.
Antivirus Exclusions
On the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server:
- C:\Program Files\Veeam\
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Veeam\
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Veeam\
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Veeam\
- %windir%\Veeam\
- %programdata%\Veeam\
- *Any folder that contains repository databases
On Backup Proxy Servers:
- %windir%\Veeam\
- %programdata%\Veeam\
On Backup Repositories:
- %windir%\Veeam\
- %programdata%\Veeam\
- *Any folder that contains repository databases.
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