diff --git a/handlers/dup.helper b/handlers/dup.helper
index 490914efd1eadad81aa43a7772291b6a79a1e586..795a2be806adb1b57209b941b045600344e56bf7 100644
--- a/handlers/dup.helper
+++ b/handlers/dup.helper
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ dup_wizard() {
    # Global variables whose '*' shall not be expanded
    set -o noglob
    dup_default_includes="/var/spool/cron/crontabs /var/backups /etc /root /home /usr/local/*bin /var/lib/dpkg/status*"
-   dup_default_excludes="/home/*/.gnupg"
+   dup_default_excludes="/home/*/.gnupg /home/*/.gnupg /home/*/.local/share/Trash /home/*/.Trash /home/*/.thumbnails /home/*/.beagle /home/*/.aMule /home/*/gtk-gnutella-downloads"
    set +o noglob
 
    dup_main_menu
diff --git a/handlers/rdiff.helper b/handlers/rdiff.helper
index 703444c277986ad8d73dbedfd3785bd1d9aeb9d2..d28375e718ad0c822aff2a1cf6ca231c9195124e 100644
--- a/handlers/rdiff.helper
+++ b/handlers/rdiff.helper
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ rdiff_wizard() {
    # Global variables whose '*' shall not be expanded
    set -o noglob
    rdiff_includes=(/var/spool/cron/crontabs /var/backups /etc /root /home /usr/local/*bin /var/lib/dpkg/status*)
-   rdiff_excludes=(/home/*/.gnupg)
+   rdiff_excludes=(/home/*/.gnupg /home/*/.local/share/Trash /home/*/.Trash /home/*/.thumbnails /home/*/.beagle /home/*/.aMule /home/*/gtk-gnutella-downloads)
    rdiff_vsincludes=
    set +o noglob