diff --git a/rsync_excludes.txt b/rsync_excludes.txt
index eeaef8b..cb40124 100644
--- a/rsync_excludes.txt
+++ b/rsync_excludes.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@
 - .cpan/
 - .nvim/plugged/
 - .vim/plugged/
+- .conda/
+- .mail/
+- .dropbox/
+- .wine/
+- .cisco/
+- .fzf/
+- .local/
+- .zprezto/
+- .conda-bld/
diff --git a/zsh/zshrc b/zsh/zshrc
index 15cedb5..fb7681e 100644
--- a/zsh/zshrc
+++ b/zsh/zshrc
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ function back_things_up() {
   date=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S")
   # TODO: update this...
   dest_root="/Volumes/field_on_fire/$HOST"
-  rsync -azPE \
+  rsync -azP \
       --stats \
       --human-readable \
       --itemize-changes \
+      --size-only \
       --link-dest=$dest_root/latest \
       --exclude-from $HOME/.dotfiles/rsync_excludes.txt \
       $HOME/ \