Prevening Project Render file creation and backup

I would like for FCPx to not create Render files for projects unless I request it. Also, I would like to block TimeMachine form backing up those render files without having to navigate to each project and excluded the render directory.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Frank

... same for Event Transcoded Media and Render files. I know how to prevent them from being created but don't know how to prevent them from clogging up my TimeMachine drive.
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In previous versions of Final Cut Pro, rendered items of a duplicated sequence could become unrendered after you reopened a project. In these cases, the render bar indicated that the items were rendered, but the items appeared unrendered during playback in the Canvas. This issue has been resolved in Final Cut Pro 6.0.2." the link is http://www.finalcutpronews.com/2007/11/lost-rendersfix.html if you'd like to check it out...
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