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SauvageSausage
Nov 23, 2019Tutor
File Search feature - How to exclude folders
And again I decided to give a try to ReadyNAS File Search - and again, I see no way to exclude git repos and other dot-folders from indexing. If the folder name is starting with * or . (dot), it won'...
Sandshark
Nov 23, 2019Sensei
Your question seems self-contradictory. Do you want to include folders that start with * or . and they currently don't index, or do you want to exclude them because they currently do?
A leading dot in Linux makes a file or folder invisible. So, yes, they would normally be excluded from a search index. A leading * needs to be escaped or included in quotes. And it is illegal in Windows and SMB, so may be intentionally excluded.
SauvageSausage
Nov 23, 2019Tutor
It's impossible to add the dot-folders or *names to the "excluded folders" list in the Search settings.
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