Exclude .{config,cache}/borg directories manually?

[WilliamDEdwards]

I'm backing up a home directory. The borg process runs as the user whose home directory it is. It seems like .config/borg and .cache/borg are backed up. Should these directories indeed be manually excluded?

[ThomasWaldmann]

That's strange - are you sure?

I remember seeing code in borg that automatically excludes (at least) the borg cache.

[ThomasWaldmann]

Closing this as outdated: it has seen no activity for a long time and predates the current borg releases.

If this still affects you on a current version - borg 1.4.x (stable) or the borg 2.0.0 beta - please open a new discussion with up-to-date details.