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Profile Settings - Exclusion Masks
Exclusions (files & folders)
You can exclude certain files or folders such as *.tmp or *.bak. You can also specify complete file or folder names here. You can enter only the name to exclude, or full paths or a part of the name combined with wildcards. Wildcards to use are * and ?.
Trailing slashes are not allowed. Folders are specified in the same way as files. Wildcards are only allowed in the name itself. So if you specify a full path, only the last part (the name) can contain wildcards.
The recommended way to enter full paths is to use them relative to the profile's base paths. So you start with a backslash and then type only those folders in the path that are relative to the base.
Examples:
*.tmp
/tmp
/Users/Steve
.*
/Documents/*.jpg
The exclusion masks can also be read from a text file. In that case, start the line in the Masks edit field with a colon : and type the full path of the text file directly after it.
Don't Copy versus Ignore Totally
When the Exclusion Masks are processed in Don't Copy mode, this means that such files won't be copied but they will still be processed for deletion if they exist at the destination and not at the source, and if you are using Exact Mirror Mode. In contrast, the Ignore Totally mode will not process files that match the exclusion masks in any way. This can sometimes lead to a situation where such files are left at the destination and folders that should be deleted can't be deleted because they still contain these files. Therefore, Don't Copy is the default setting.
Use Global Exclusion Masks Also
The Global Exclusion Masks are specified on the Program Settings dialog and they are applied to all profiles unless this checkmark is deselected. They contain masks that avoid copying of some temporary files as well as the Recycle Bin contents and other system folders that cannot and should not normally be copied.
See also:
Upper Part Of Dialog Box
Advanced Settings