HT201250 What files and directories, if any, does Time Machine automatically exclude?

Does Time Machine automatically ignore any files that aren't displayed in the Preferences>Time Machine>Options exclude list?

That is not entirely correct: TM does exclude some items. To see the complete list: in Finder's menubar select Go -> Go to Folder.... and type in this path (followed by [return]:
/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/
In the window that opens, select "StdExclusions.plist". You can see what's in it with any text editor.

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