-# gather any directories in our home that match these often recurring patterns.
-&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "notes");
-&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "project");
-&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "issue");
-&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "idea");
-&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "crucial");
-&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "list");
-&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "task");
-
-# backup additional folders we care about.
-#unneeded it seems: &snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "notes", "cloud");
-