Excluding files and directories works by specifying a phrase that is compared against a file or directory path. Only if the file or directory matches at least one entry in the include list and none of the entries in the exclude list it passes filtering. The phrase is also a file or directory name, but it must be relative to the base sync-directory and may additionally include wild cards like '*' or '?'.
Example: Exclude all sub directories
Include: *
Exclude:
*\
This will exclude all objects within the two directories that end with a '\' character, which is interpreted as the end of a directory name.
Example: Mirror-sync from C:\Source to D:\Target
Exclude
single file C:\Source\file.txt: Exclude
single folder C:\Source\sample\subfolder: Exclude
all *.tmp
files
located in subfolder
only: Exclude
files (and folders) named thumbs.db
in all sub directories: Exclude
all files and folders that have test
as
part of their name: Exclude
multiple entries; separate by semicolon or newlines:
Filter:
\file.txt
Filter:
\sample\subfolder\
Filter:
\sample\subfolder\*.tmp
Filter:
*\thumbs.db
Filter:
*test*
Filter:
*.tmp;
*.doc; *.bak
Note:
A filter phrase
„\fileOrDir”
matches both a file or a directory named „fileOrDir”.
In most cases there is no need to distinguish between a phrase to be
used for files or directories. In cases where it is clear you want
to process directories only, you can give a hint by adding a
backslash: „\fileOrDir\”.
Now this filter will be matched against directories only.
Note:
In most cases
manually specifying a filter phrase is not necessary! You can
exclude files, directories and even complete lists of both directly
on main grid via context menu.