diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c255a38dd..88d61ef20 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             android:label="@string/app_name"
             android:description="@string/app_description"
             android:allowBackup="true"
-            android:fullBackupContent="true"
+            android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
             android:theme="@style/AppThemeLight"
             android:supportsRtl="true">
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05248e2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/backup_rules.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<full-backup-content>
+	<!-- Don't include apks or the local swap repo -->
+    <exclude domain="file" path="."/>
+</full-backup-content>
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