diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 331b408f..7c05c6d3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## v0.30.1 (WIP)
 
+- ⚠️ Excluded the `lost+found` directory from the backups ([#7208](https://github.com/pocketbase/pocketbase/pull/7208); thanks @lbndev).
+    _If for some reason you want to keep it, you can restore it by editing the `e.Exclude` list of the `OnBackupCreate` and `OnBackupRestore` hooks._
+
 - Updated Go dependencies.
 
 
diff --git a/core/base.go b/core/base.go
index 0f9252d9..01185196 100644
--- a/core/base.go
+++ b/core/base.go
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ const (
 	LocalBackupsDirName       string = "backups"
 	LocalTempDirName          string = ".pb_temp_to_delete" // temp pb_data sub directory that will be deleted on each app.Bootstrap()
 	LocalAutocertCacheDirName string = ".autocert_cache"
+
+	// @todo consider removing after backups refactoring
+	lostFoundDirName string = "lost+found"
 )
 
 // FilesManager defines an interface with common methods that files manager models should implement.
diff --git a/core/base_backup.go b/core/base_backup.go
index ff08e693..b0b2f2d5 100644
--- a/core/base_backup.go
+++ b/core/base_backup.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) CreateBackup(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 	event.Context = ctx
 	event.Name = name
 	// default root dir entries to exclude from the backup generation
-	event.Exclude = []string{LocalBackupsDirName, LocalTempDirName, LocalAutocertCacheDirName}
+	event.Exclude = []string{LocalBackupsDirName, LocalTempDirName, LocalAutocertCacheDirName, lostFoundDirName}
 
 	return app.OnBackupCreate().Trigger(event, func(e *BackupEvent) error {
 		// generate a default name if missing
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) RestoreBackup(ctx context.Context, name string) error {
 	event.Context = ctx
 	event.Name = name
 	// default root dir entries to exclude from the backup restore
-	event.Exclude = []string{LocalBackupsDirName, LocalTempDirName, LocalAutocertCacheDirName}
+	event.Exclude = []string{LocalBackupsDirName, LocalTempDirName, LocalAutocertCacheDirName, lostFoundDirName}
 
 	return app.OnBackupRestore().Trigger(event, func(e *BackupEvent) error {
 		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
diff --git a/tests/data/lost+found/test.txt b/tests/data/lost+found/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9daeafb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/lost+found/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test