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indexing just some folders on a drive / exclude file extensions

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:41 pm
by walterp
hi guys,
one of the best tools I've ever seen! :D

my questions are:
  • 1) I dont want to search in \windows or \old_documents for example.
    So, can I include/exclude some folders from the search?
  • 2) I would like to exclude some extensions from the general search option ('search all files'), e.g. the extension .lnk.
I would like to store these in general settings, so that these setting always take effect.

how can i do this?

thanks in advance
walterP

Re: indexing just some folders on a drive / exclude file extensions

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:47 pm
by therube
Tools | Options | Indexes -> Exclude

Re: indexing just some folders on a drive / exclude file extensions

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:39 pm
by walterp
thanks a lot,

helped me for target #1,

but this didnt help me for #2
how can i exclude files by extension?
what do i have to write to the file filter?

greetings walterP

Re: indexing just some folders on a drive / exclude file extensions

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:44 am
by vanisk
!ext:lnk

[or]

Exclude lnk from Indexing->
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