Bash Script to backup my "home" folder

Question

How can I skip backing up my "Downloads" folder?

here's my code:

#!/bin/bash

# Daily backup script

# Create some needed variable
day=$(date +%F)
Folder="/home/ME/"

File="/media/MediaTwo/Copy/UbuntuBackup/$day.tar.gz"

# Backup Server Configuration
tar cpzf $File $Folder

# Remove backup files older than 90 days
find $File* -mtime +90 -exec rm {} \;

Answer 1

tar cpzf $File --exclude=Downloads $Folder