diff --git a/osxbackup/rclonebackup.command b/osxbackup/rclonebackup.command
index 9a4ab15..f3f14a2 100755
--- a/osxbackup/rclonebackup.command
+++ b/osxbackup/rclonebackup.command
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ OPTS+=" --links --metadata"
 # from the destination after the transfer completes.
 OPTS+=" --delete-excluded --delete-after"
 OPTS+=" --progress --transfers 25 --stats-unit bits --retries 10"
+OPTS+=" --check-first"
+OPTS+=" --max-backlog 10000000000"
+OPTS+=" --order-by modtime,mixed,10"
 
 RE=""
 
@@ -91,6 +94,9 @@ RE+=" --exclude=/.npm/"
 RE+=" --exclude=/.opencode/node_modules/"
 RE+=" --exclude=/.walletwasabi/"
 
+# new 2026-08
+RE+=" --exclude=/Library/Metadata/CoreSpotlight/"
+
 MINRE=""
 MINRE+=" --exclude=/.fseventsd/"
 MINRE+=" --exclude=/.Spotlight-V100/"