diff --git a/modules/services/backup.nix b/modules/services/backup.nix
index 8462289..88c7fde 100644
--- a/modules/services/backup.nix
+++ b/modules/services/backup.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ in
     services.restic.backups.backblaze = {
       # Take care of included and excluded files
       paths = cfg.paths;
-      extraBackupArgs = [ ]
+      extraBackupArgs = [ "--verbose=2" ]
         ++ lib.optional (builtins.length cfg.exclude != 0) excludeArg
       ;
       # Take care of creating the repository if it doesn't exist
diff --git a/modules/services/nextcloud.nix b/modules/services/nextcloud.nix
index eb2e14e..d615903 100644
--- a/modules/services/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/modules/services/nextcloud.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ in
       paths = [
         config.services.nextcloud.home
       ];
+      exclude = [
+        # image previews can take up a lot of space
+        "${config.services.nextcloud.home}/data/appdata_*/preview"
+      ];
     };
   };
 }