Exclude files and folders from monitoring by applying filters using filenames, folder names, or paths, with support for exact or partial matches through masks or wildcards. You can also exclude files and folders based on filesystem attributes.
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| Exclude mask | An exclusion mask narrows the File & Folder Watcher Trigger activation range by overriding inclusion mask with the user specified exception rules. Files whose names match the exclusion mask will not activate the Trigger. By default no files are excluded. Multiple exclusion masks must be separated by a | vertical bar character · Learn file masks and wildcards.
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| Exclude folders | Specify the folders, subfolders, or path you wish to exclude from the file monitoring process. You can use partial paths for exclusion purposes, using folder masks and wildcards. To exclude multiple items, separate them using the vertical bar | character · Learn folder masks and wildcardsAny matching folder and its contents will be completely excluded from monitoring, as if they do not exist. Examples:
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| Exclude attributes | Specifies that files and folders that have any of the attributes selected, will not activate the File & Folder Watcher Trigger. The attribute pattern can consist of the Read-only, Archive, Hidden, System, Compressed, Encrypted, Not indexed, and Offline attributes to configure the exclusion filter. |
Notes
- The exclude mask filter is applied to long file names, while both long and short (8.3) file names may be present in the file system.
- Not every file attribute is present in every file system. For instance, the encrypted and compressed file attributes may be enabled for NTFS, but FAT, FAT32, and exFAT do not support these attributes.
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