diff --git a/pkg/uploader/kopia/progress.go b/pkg/uploader/kopia/progress.go
index 7f0619f57..9f2498379 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/kopia/progress.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/kopia/progress.go
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ func (p *Progress) HashingFile(fname string) {}
 func (p *Progress) ExcludedFile(fname string, numBytes int64) {}
 
 // ExcludedDir statistic the dir been excluded currently
-func (p *Progress) ExcludedDir(dirname string) {}
+func (p *Progress) ExcludedDir(dirname string) {
+	p.log.Infof("Excluded dir %s", dirname)
+}
 
 // FinishedHashingFile which will called when specific file finished hash
 func (p *Progress) FinishedHashingFile(fname string, numBytes int64) {
diff --git a/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go b/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
index c80ab155f..fce620eb7 100644
--- a/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/uploader/kopia/snapshot.go
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ func setupPolicy(ctx context.Context, rep repo.RepositoryWriter, sourceInfo snap
 		curPolicy.UploadPolicy.ParallelUploadAboveSize = newOptionalInt64(2 << 30)
 	}
 
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		curPolicy.FilesPolicy.IgnoreRules = []string{"/System Volume Information/", "/$Recycle.Bin/"}
+	}
+
 	err := setPolicyFunc(ctx, rep, sourceInfo, curPolicy)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error to set policy")