ConfigMgrInstallDir = <driveletter>:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager
Location File(s)
ConfigMgrInstallDir Install.map
ConfigMgrInstallDir\Inboxes *.adc, *.box, *.ccr, *.cfg, *.cmn, *.ct0, *.ct1, *.ct2, *.dat, *.dc, *.ddr, *.i*, *.ins, *.ist, *.job, *.lkp, *.lo_, *.log, *.mif, *.mof, *.nal, *.ncf, *.nhm, *.ofn, *.ofr, *.p*, *.pcf, *.pck, *.pdf, *.pkg, *.pkn, *.rpl, *.rpt, *.sca, *.scd, *.scu, *.sha, *.sic, *.sid, *.srq, *.srs, *.ssu, *.svf, *.tmp, *.udc
ConfigMgrInstallDir\Logs *.log
<driveletter>:\SMSPKG *.*
<driveletter>:\SMSPKG?$ (?=driveletter) *.*
<driveletter>:\SMSPKGSIG *.*
<driveletter>:\SMSSIG$ *.*
<driveletter>:\SCCMContentLib *.*
<driveletter>:\Program Files\SMS_CCM\ServiceData *.msg, *.que, *.xml
<driveletter>:\Program Files\SMS_CCM\Logs *.log
Configuration Manager 2012 processes that can be excluded are:
- Smsexec.exe
- Ccmexec.exe
- CmRcService.exe
- Sitecomp.exe
- Smswriter.exe
- Smssqlbkup.exe
For the configuration manager clients the following exclusion can be added:
Please leave a message if you think something is missing or needs to be changed!
Update 7-7-2012: When using System Center Endpoint Protection you can use the out of the box template (SCEP12_Default_CfgMgr2012.xml) located
%Program Files%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\AdminConsole\XmlStorage\EPTemplates.
In the template the following folders and filetypes are excluded:
- %allusersprofile%\NTUser.pol
- %systemroot%\system32\GroupPolicy\Machine\registry.pol (update 30/1/2014; in the Template \Machine\ is left out, thanks to Kim Oppalfens)
- %windir%\Security\database\*.chk
- %windir%\Security\database\*.edb
- %windir%\Security\database\*.jrs
- %windir%\Security\database\*.log
- %windir%\Security\database\*.sdb
- %windir%\SoftwareDistribution\Datastore\Datastore.edb
- %windir%\Software\Distribution\Datastore\Logs\edb.chk
- %windir%\Software\Distribution\Datastore\Logs\edb*.log
- %windir%\Software\Distribution\Datastore\Logs\Edbres00001.jrs
- %windir%\Software\Distribution\Datastore\Logs\Edbres00002.jrs
- %windir%\Software\Distribution\Datastore\Logs\Res1.log
- %windir%\Software\Distribution\Datastore\Logs\Res2.log
- %windir%\Software\Distribution\Datastore\Logs\tmp.edb
for the next folders both “Program Files” and “Program Files x86” paths are listed:
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\adsrv.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\AIKbMgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\amtproxymgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\auth.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\ccr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\ccrretry.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\certmgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\clifiles.src
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\colfile.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\coll_out.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\COLLEVAL.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\CompSumm.Box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\dataldr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\ddm.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\ddmnotif.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\despoolr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\distmgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\epmgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\hman.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\inventry.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\invproc.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\mmctrl.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\notictrl.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\objmgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\offermgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\OfferSum.Box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\pkginfo.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\PkgTransferMgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\policypv.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\polreq.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\rcm.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\replmgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\RuleEngine.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\schedule.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\sinv.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\sitecomp.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\sitectrl.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\SiteStat.Box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\smsbkup.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\statmgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\swmproc.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\WSUSMgr.box
- %programfiles%\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Inboxes\wsyncmgr.box