Tags showing files in backup disks

Hi,
I have an issue using tags in finder. If I select in finder to show files with a tag, it also shows me the files backed up or present in the disk where I'm doing the backups, so I have all the files duplicated in the tag view (one file in the internal disk, and the other in the bacukp disk). It's very annoying, because you have to be very careful when opening a file (f.i. if you open a spreadsheet from the bacukp files, the changes you made on it are lost when a new backup is done).
Are there any way to exclude files from any tags while showing tags?
Thanks in advance.

Only way I know of is to disconnect your backup drive when you aren't actively using it, doing a backup.

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