Don't understand how to exclude

[geelenblauw]

Continuing the discussion from Search exclude filter does not work:

@xsxxxx

1…I going exclude some folder, but I found the exclude filter seem does not work.
f.g: I wanng exclude the “c:\abc” folder, I have add the exclude filter “*\abc*”, “abc”, “c:\abc*”, "c:\abc", but the files in the abc folder will still in the search result.
then I use “exclude a driver or folder” button add “c:\abc” into the list, it’s work

2…the item added by “exclude a driver or folder” and “add an exclude filter” in the list looks same, I think they should be make a distinction if they are

3…“exclude a driver or folder” button can’t show the hidden folders in the tree, so i used to clean the hiden attrib of the folder, I think it’s inconvenient

ver is 4.01.1191

think you!
and soryy for my english, hope you could understand

[geelenblauw]

I am confused. How do you now exclude a folder from index results?

[Channing]

Simply click the second “Exclude a drive or folder” button in Listary Options - Index.

[geelenblauw]

I am exluding C:\Users\xyz\Copy, but folders and files in that directory still show up?

[Channing]

Do they show up in the List section or the Path section? If you create a new file in that folder, can you still get that file via searching? Some entries may come from History instead of disk search. You can try the “Clean History” button in Listary Options - History.

[geelenblauw]

Thanks, that’s the trick, I cleaned history and here we go!

[Gene]

Bingo! I have tried folder exclusions and exclude filter - couldn’t get rid of the folder/path I didn’t want to see - until I came across this post.

Maybe a balloon pop-up when you set an exclusion or drive/folder filter to remind folks History is at play here, too.

Thanks.

[Channing]

Listary will try to remove corresponding history entries automatically in future versions.