diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
index fa0f996d2..251ec5ea8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@
    <include domain="sharedpref" path="."/>
    <exclude domain="sharedpref" path="device.xml"/>
 -->
+    <exclude
+        domain="file"
+        path=".recordings" />
 </full-backup-content>
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