Mass folder structure edit

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jdainis
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Mass folder structure edit

Post by jdainis »

I sync files from the same folder structure across several hundred profiles. Is there a way to de-select a specific folder from the structure across all of those profiles at once?

tobias
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Re: Mass folder structure edit

Post by tobias »

Hello,
yes. In this case it will be best to add the folder as a relative path to the Exclusion Masks.

Or if the profiles start at different levels in the folder hierarchy, the exclusion could even be an absolute path.

Example for relative path: assuming your Exclusion Masks are currently similar to:
*.bak;*.tmp

Just add the relative path:
*.bak;*.tmp;\Path\To\Folder

It should be a path relative to the base folder, but start with a backslash.

Test this with one job.

If it works, make a backup copy of Syncovery.ini.

Then open Syncovery.ini with a good file editor like Notepad++ and look for the section
[ExcludeMasks]

Change all the lines similar to this:
xcl_ProfileName=*.bak;*.tmp
into this:
xcl_ProfileName=*.bak;*.tmp;\Path\To\Folder

Make sure nothing else is modified in Syncovery.ini and no lines are wrapped. There are some very long lines which must stay intact.

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