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You can't exclude sub-directories from RTS detection xCSxXenon, 03 Jan 2022, 16:16

Thanks.

Edit: If someone with the same question comes around:
FolderChangesView from Nirsoft can do that job. It is more complicated to configure but more flexible.

https://freefilesync.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8983


Thank you for your answer.
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